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PRINTER'S NO. 835
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 112
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DUSH, PHILLIPS-HILL, ARGALL, PENNYCUICK AND
BARTOLOTTA, MAY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 22, 2025
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Petitioning the Congress of the United States to call a
Convention for proposing amendments pursuant to Article V of
the Constitution of the United States limited to proposing
amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the Federal
Government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal
Government and limit the terms of office for its officials
and for members of Congress.
WHEREAS, The Founders of our Constitution empowered State
legislators to be guardians of liberty against future abuses of
power by the Federal Government; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has created a crushing
national debt through improper and imprudent spending; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has invaded the legitimate
roles of the states through the manipulative process of Federal
mandates, most of which are unfunded to a great extent; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Government has ceased to operate under a
proper interpretation of the Constitution of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, It is the solemn duty of the states to protect the
liberty of our people, especially for future generations, by
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proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States
through a Convention for proposing amendments under Article V
for the purpose of restraining these and related abuses of
power; therefore be it
RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby
apply to the Congress of the United States under the provisions
of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, for the
calling of a Convention limited to proposing amendments to the
Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints
on the Federal Government, limit the power and jurisdiction of
the Federal Government and limit the terms of office for its
officials and for members of Congress; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth adopt
this application expressly subject to the following
reservations, understandings and declarations:
(1) An application to Congress for an Article V
Convention confers no power on Congress other than to perform
a ministerial function to call a Convention.
(2) This ministerial duty shall be performed by Congress
only when Article V applications for substantially the same
purpose are received from two-thirds of the legislatures of
the several states.
(3) The power of Congress to call a Convention solely
consists of the authority to name a reasonable time and place
for the initial meeting of the Convention.
(4) Congress possesses no power to name delegates to the
Convention, as this power remains exclusively within the
authority of the legislatures of the several states.
(5) Congress possesses no power to set the number of
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delegates to be sent by any state.
(6) Congress possesses no power to determine any rules
for the Convention.
(7) According to the universal historical precedent of
interstate conventions in America, states meet under
conditions of equal sovereignty, which means one state, one
vote.
(8) A convention convened pursuant to this application
is limited to consideration of topics solely specified in
this resolution.
(9) This application is made with the express
understanding that no amendment which in any way seeks to
amend, modify or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights
of the Constitution of the United States is authorized for
consideration at any stage.
(10) This application shall be void ab initio if ever
used at any stage to consider any change to any amendment
within the Bill of Rights.
(11) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth may
provide further instructions to its delegates.
(12) The General Assembly of the Commonwealth may recall
its delegates at any time for breach of their duties or
violation of their instructions.
(13) Under Article V, Congress may determine whether
proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of
the several states or by special state ratification
conventions;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
recommend that Congress choose ratification by state
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legislatures; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
appoint five delegates to any Convention called pursuant to this
application in accordance with the following:
(1) That the Senate choose two delegates. The House of
Representatives shall choose two delegates. Each chamber
shall nominate two additional persons to serve as alternates.
The President pro temp