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HJR 77, 84th R.S.
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.

Last action: Left pending in committee

Author: Rick Miller
Joint Author: Dwayne Bohac | John Zerwas | Allen Fletcher | Dan Huberty
Coauthor: Charles "Doc" Anderson | Trent Ashby | Cecil Bell | Dennis Bonnen | DeWayne Burns | Angie Button | Giovanni Capriglione | John Cyrier | Tony Dale | Gary Elkins | Wayne Faircloth | Dan Flynn | Rick Galindo | Jason Isaac | Kyle Kacal | Mark Keough | Phil King | Stephanie Klick | Matt Krause | Lyle Larson | J. M. Lozano | Doug Miller | Jim Murphy | John Otto | Dennis Paul | Gilbert Peña | Larry Phillips | Four Price | John Raney | Debbie Riddle | Matt Rinaldi | Scott Sanford | Leighton Schubert | Drew Springer | Phil Stephenson | Jonathan Stickland | Ed Thompson | Scott Turner | James White | Molly White | Paul Workman | John Wray
Sponsor: Paul Bettencourt
CoSponsor: Brandon Creighton | Charles Perry | Donna Campbell

Companion:

SJR 63 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (House Research Organization)
Committee Report (TLC)

Subjects:
Congress
Legislature
Resolutions--Memorializing Congress
Resolutions--United States Constitution

House Committee: State & Federal Power & Responsibility, Select (Phil King, Charles "Doc" Anderson, Travis Clardy, Borris Miles, Tan Parker, Armando Walle, Paul Workman)
Minutes: March 12 2015 | April 9 2015
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Joan Huffman, Brian Birdwell, Brandon Creighton, Rodney Ellis, Craig Estes, Troy Fraser, Jane Nelson, Charles Schwertner, Judith Zaffirini)
Minutes: May 22 2015 | May 25 2015

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