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Record: Senate Floor
Section type: Procedure
Chamber: Senate
Date: April 28, 2026
Congress: 119th Congress
Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.

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Bills and resolutions: H.Con.Res. 13 (119th Congress), H.Con.Res. 3007 (119th Congress), H.Con.Res. 5022 (119th Congress)
Committees: Committee on Foreign Relations, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on the Judiciary

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The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and

were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

POM-34. A resolution adopted by the Board of County

Commissioners of Miami-Dade County of the State of Florida

expressing support for the President of the United States'

actions with respect to Venezuela; to the Committee on

Foreign Relations.

POM-35. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General

Assembly of the State of Ohio urging the United States

Congress to designate the Buckeye Trail as a National Scenic

Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

House Concurrent Resolution No. 13

Whereas, National Scenic Trails are routes, designated by

Congress, that traverse some of the most breathtaking

landscapes in the United States, providing unique

opportunities for hiking, biking, and experiencing nature.

These trails are recognized for their outstanding scenic,

natural, and recreational values, often showcasing diverse

ecosystems, picturesque vistas, and cultural heritage along

their paths; and

Whereas, National Scenic Trails, like the Appalachian Trail

and the Pacific Crest Trail, are managed by various federal

and state agencies and offer well-maintained paths that

attract outdoor enthusiasts from across the country. They

often intersect with local communities and provide

significant economic benefits through tourism; and

Whereas, The Buckeye Trail is an existing long-distance

hiking trail that creates a loop extending approximately

1,454 miles from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, through the

farmland of northwest Ohio, the hills of Appalachia, the

Black Hand sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills region, and

the Bluegrass region of southwest Ohio; and

Whereas, The Buckeye Trail was established in 1959 by the

Buckeye Trail Association, a nonprofit organization that

currently administers the trail; and

Whereas, The National Park Service is conducting a study to

provide information to Congress on the feasibility and

desirability of designating the Buckeye Trail as a National

Scenic Trail. By objectively examining established criteria,

the National Park Service's study will assess how well the

trail aligns with the federal designation requirements, which

emphasize public access to and the preservation and

conservation of the trail's unique characteristics; and

Whereas, At the conclusion of the study, the National Park

Service will submit its findings to the Secretary of the

Interior, who then makes a recommendation to Congress for

consideration; now therefore be it

Resolved, That we, the members of the 136th General

Assembly of the State of Ohio, upon completion of the

feasibility study, urge Congress to designate the Buckeye

Trail as a National Scenic Trail; and be it further

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives

transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the

President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States

Senate, Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of

Representatives, members of Ohio's Congressional delegation,

and the news media of Ohio.

POM-36. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General

Assembly of the State of South Carolina applying to the

United States Congress to call a convention under Article V

of the United States Constitution, restricted to proposing an

amendment to the United States Constitution to impose fiscal

restraints on the federal government through a balanced

budget amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

House Concurrent Resolution No. 3007

Whereas, the annual federal budget is not in balance, and

the federal public debt is now more than thirty-six trillion

dollars; and

Whereas, continued deficit spending demonstrates an

unwillingness or inability of both the federal executive and

legislative branches to spend no more than available

revenues; and

Whereas, fiscal irresponsibility at the federal level is

lowering our standard of living, destroying jobs, and

endangering economic opportunity now and for the next

generation. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate

concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina

hereby applies to Congress, under the provisions of Article V

of the Constitution of the United States, for the calling of

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, the total of all federal

appropriations made by Congress 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. Be it further

Resolved, that the General Assembly of the State of South

Carolina adopts this concurrent resolution expressly subject

to the following reservations, understandings, and

declarations:

(1) an application to the Congress of the United States to

call an amendment convention of the states pursuant to

Article V of the United States Constitution confers no power

to Congress other than the power to call such a convention.

The power of Congress to exercise this ministerial duty

consists solely of the authority to name a reasonable time

and place for the initial meeting of a convention; and

(2) Congress shall perform its ministerial duty of calling

an amendment convention of the states only upon the receipt

of applications for an amendment convention for the

substantially same purpose as this application from two-

thirds of the legislatures of the several states; and

(3) Congress does not have the power or authority to

determine any rules for the governing of an amendment

convention of the states called pursuant to Article V of the

United States Constitution. Congress does pot have the power

to set the number of delegates to be sent by any state to

such a convention, nor does it have the power to name

delegates to such a convention. The power to name delegates

remains exclusively within the authority of the legislatures

of the several states; and

(4) by definition, an amendment convention of the states

means that states shall vote on the basis of one state, one

vote; and

(5) a convention of the states convened pursuant to this

application must be limited to consideration of the topics

specified in this concurrent resolution and no other. This

application is made with the express understanding that an

amendment that in any way seeks to amend, modify, or repeal

any provision of the Bill of Rights, the thirteenth,

fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the States

Constitution shall not be authorized for consideration at any

stage. This application shall be void ab initio if ever used

at any stage to consider any change to any provision of the

Bill of Rights; and

(6) pursuant to Article V of the United States

Constitution, Congress may determine whether proposed

amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of the

several states or by special state ratification conventions.

The South Carolina General Assembly recommends that Congress

select ratification by the legislatures of the several

states; and

(7) the South Carolina General Assembly may provide further

instructions to its delegates and may recall its delegates at

any time for a breach of a duty or a violation of the

instructions provided. Be it further

Resolved, That copies of this application must be

transmitted to the President of the United States, the

Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk

of the United States House of Representatives, and the

members of the United States Senate and the United States

House of Representatives from this State. Be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution must also be

transmitted to the presiding officers of each of the

legislative houses in the several states, requesting their

cooperation in this endeavor. Be it further

Resolved, 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 of the several states have made applications on the

same subject. This application supersedes all previous

applications by this General Assembly on the same subject.

POM-37. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature

of the State of Kansas applying to the United States Congress

for a limited national convention for the exclusive purpose

of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution

establishing term limits for members of Congress; to the

Committee on the Judiciary.

House Concurrent Resolution No. 5022

Whereas, The framers of the Constitution of the United

States of America intended that the U.S. House of

Representatives and the U.S. Senate should be “dependent on

the people alone” (James Madison, Federalist 52); and

Whereas, Throughout American history, this dependency has

evolved from a dependency on the American people alone to a

dependency on powerful special interests, through spending by

third-party groups, campaigns or out-of-state donors, which

have created a fundamental imbalance in our representative

democracy and eroded the people's trust in government; and

Whereas, Americans across the political spectrum agree that

elections in the United States of America should be free from

the disproportional influence of special interests and fair

enough that any citizen can be elected into office; and

Whereas, The Constitution of the State of Kansas states

that “all political power is inherent in the people, and all

free governments are founded on their authority, and are

instituted for their equal protection and benefit” (Bill of

Rights, Section 2); and

Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States

requires the Congress of the United States to call a

convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of

the United States upon the application of two-thirds of the

legislatures of the several states; and

Whereas, The Kansas Legislature perceives the need for a

convention in order to ensure balance and integrity in our

elections by proposing an amendment to the Constitution of

the United States that will establish term limits for members

of Congress to prevent the accumulation of inordinate power

in members with longevity who are able to amass high amounts

of funds for reelection; and

Whereas, A national convention would give the American

people an opportunity to come together as a nation, by

discussing solutions on how to ensure the integrity of our

elections and renew the American people's trust in

government; and

Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States

clearly states that any amendment, whether proposed by the

Congress of the United States or by a convention, shall be

ratified by 75% of the states, presently 38 states, ensuring

that only the most reasonable proposals with widespread

support shall become part of the Constitution of the United

States; and

Whereas, Notwithstanding any federal or Kansas law to the

contrary, the State of Kansas desires its delegates to such a

national convention to be composed equally of individuals

currently elected to state and local offices or selected by

election in each congressional district in Kansas, except

that all individuals elected or appointed to federal office,

now or in the past, shall be prohibited from serving as

Kansas delegates. The State of Kansas intends to retain the

ability to enforce the responsibility and conduct of its

delegation within the limits herein expressed: Now,

therefore,

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of Kansas, a

majority of the members elected (or appointed) and qualified

to the House of Representatives and a majority of the members

elected (or appointed) and qualified to the Senate concurring

therein: That the people of the State of Kansas, speaking

through its legislature and pursuant to Article V of the

Constitution of the United States, hereby apply to the

Congress of the United States to call a convention for the

exclusive purpose of proposing an amendment to the

Constitution of the United States to set a limit on the

number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of

the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate; and

Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of State shall

send enrolled copies of this resolution to the President of

the United States, the Vice President of the United States in

the Vice President's capacity as presiding officer of the

United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House

of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the United States

House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the

United States Senate, each Senator and Representative from

Kansas in the Congress of the United States, with the

respectful request that the full and complete text of this

resolution be printed in the Congressional Record, the

presiding officers of each legislative body of each of the

several states, requesting the cooperation of the states in

issuing an application compelling the Congress of the United

States to call a convention for proposing amendments pursuant

to Article V of the Constitution of the United States.

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The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and

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