Balanced budget amendment resolution.

WORKING DRAFT
2016
STATE OF WYOMING
16LSO-0204
Introduced
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House

JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.
HJ0003

Balanced budget amendment resolution.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Stubson and Laursen and Senator(s) Perkins

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION petitioning Congress to call a convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced federal budget.

WHEREAS, the
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egislature of the State of Wyoming is petitioning the Congress of the United States
to call a convention to propose amendments
to the C
onstitution of the United States to require a balanced federal budget
.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING:

Section 1
.

That pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States, the
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egislature of the
S
tate of Wyoming petitions the
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ongress of the United States of America, at its session, to call a convention of the states limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that in the absence of a national emergency, including, but not limited to, an attack by a foreign nation or terrorist organization within the United States of America, the total of all federal appropriations made by the
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ongress for any fiscal year may not exceed the total of all estimated federal revenues for that fiscal year, together with any related and appropriate fiscal restraints.

Section 2
.

That this application is to be considered as covering the balanced budget amendment language of the presently outstanding balanced budget applications from other states, including, but not limited to, previously adopted applications from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina
, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas
and Utah
. T
his application shall

be aggregated with those applications for the purpose of attaining the two
‑
thirds
(2/3)
of states necessary to require the

calling of a convention for proposing a balanced budget amendment, but shall not be aggregated with any applications

on any other subject.

Section 3
.

That this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States until the legislatures of at least two
‑
thirds (2/3) of the several states have made applications on the same subject. This application supersedes all previous applications by this legislature on the same subject.

Section 4
.

That the Secretary of State of Wyoming transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, to the Wyoming Congressional Delegation and to the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.

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