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H.R. 297 (97th)

A bill providing that any State legislature which rescinds its ratification of a proposed amendment to the Constitution shall not be considered to have ratified the amendment.

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Introduced

5 January 1981

Last action

17 February 1981 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

Sponsors

Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

11 May 2023

Rule of law

Summary

Permits any State legislature to rescind its ratification of a Constitutional amendment at any time prior to the ratification of such amendment by three-fourths of the State legislatures.

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Timeline

  1. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 January 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 February 1981

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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