A bill to provide procedures for determining the validity of a ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

Summary

Prohibits any proposed constitutional amendment from becoming an amendment unless, in addition to ratification by three-fourths of the States, both Houses of Congress pass a resolution declaring that such ratification was made within a reasonable time after submission to the States and fairly represents a current consensus by three-fourths of the States that the proposed amendment be a part of the Constitution.

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Timeline

1. 2 May 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 May 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 May 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 May 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Wiggins, Charles E. [R-CA-39] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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