85R6708 E     By: Klick H.J.R. No. 77       A JOINT RESOLUTION   rescinding the 1899 application of the 26th Texas Legislature to   the United States Congress to call an unrestricted national   convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for   proposing undisclosed amendments to that Constitution.          WHEREAS, In adopting Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, the   26th Texas Legislature, in the year 1899, applied to the United   States Congress to call a convention, under the terms of Article V   of the United States Constitution, ". . . for proposing amendments   to said Constitution . . ." that would be subject to potential   ratification; and          WHEREAS, That particular application--unlike subsequent and   more detailed applications from Texas lawmakers--did not prescribe   any boundaries on the subject matter of amendments to be discussed   or ultimately offered for ratification by such a nationwide   convention; and          WHEREAS, While indeed no Article V amendatory convention has   yet taken place thus far in American history, nevertheless, there   is a very real possibility that one, or more than one, could be   triggered at some point in the future--the precise results of which   cannot be predicted or contrived in advance; and          WHEREAS, At the present time, the Texas Legislature has   absolutely no desire or intention whatsoever for Congress to call   an Article V amendatory convention of a general, vague, and   unlimited nature; and          WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 remains just as   alive and valid today as it was when it was approved by Texas   legislators 118 years ago; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas,   Regular Session, 2017, hereby officially rescinds, repeals,   revokes, and nullifies Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, Acts of   the 26th Legislature, Regular Session, 1899, calling for an   open-ended, unclear, and indeterminate Article V amendatory   convention to propose for ratification unspecified federal   constitutional amendments, which application was duly received by   Congress, and reprinted word for word in the Congressional Record   of December 11, 1899, at page 219, and which application was   referred to the Committee on the Judiciary in the United States   House of Representatives the very next day (Congressional Record at   page 280); and, be it further          RESOLVED, That, in a manner which would furnish confirmation   of delivery and tracking while en route, the Texas secretary of   state shall transmit properly certified copies of this joint   resolution of rescission--together with copies of Senate   Concurrent Resolution No. 4--pursuant to the Standing Rules of the   United States Senate (namely, Rule VII, paragraphs 4, 5, and 6), to   the vice president of the United States (in his capacity as   presiding officer of the United States Senate and addressed to him   at the office which he maintains inside the United States Capitol   Building); to the secretary and parliamentarian of the United   States Senate; and to both United States senators representing   Texas; accompanied by a cover letter to each addressee drawing   attention to the fact that it is the 85th Texas Legislature's   courteous, yet firm, request that the full and complete verbatim   text of this joint resolution--as well as the full and complete   verbatim text of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4--be duly   published in the United States Senate's portion of the   Congressional Record as an official memorial to the United States   Senate, and that this joint resolution--with Senate Concurrent   Resolution No. 4 appended thereto--be referred to whichever   committee or committees of the United States Senate that would have   appropriate jurisdiction in this matter; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That, in a manner which would furnish confirmation   of delivery and tracking while en route, the Texas secretary of   state shall likewise transmit properly certified copies of this   joint resolution of rescission--together with copies of Senate   Concurrent Resolution No. 4--pursuant to the Rules of the United   States House of Representatives (namely, Rule XII, clauses 3 and   7), to the speaker, clerk, and parliamentarian of the United States   House of Representatives; and to all members of the United States   House of Representatives who represent districts in Texas; likewise   accompanied by a cover letter to each addressee drawing attention   to the fact that it is the 85th Texas Legislature's courteous, yet   firm, request that the substance of this joint resolution--as well   as that of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4--be accurately   summarized in the United States House of Representatives' portion   of the Congressional Record as an official memorial to the United   States House of Representatives, and that this joint   resolution--with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 appended   thereto--be referred to whichever committee or committees of the   United States House of Representatives that would have appropriate   jurisdiction in this matter.