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H. CON. RES. 15 — Calling an Article V Convention for proposing a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution and stipulating ratification by a vote of We the People, and for other purposes.
February 24, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:419
H. CON. RES. 15 proposes calling a convention to discuss adding a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This resolution urges Congress to organize the convention since enough states have requested it by meeting the necessary two-thirds requirement....
Simple Explanation
H. CON. RES. 15 is about asking for a big meeting to talk about adding a rule to keep money matters in check in the Constitution. Before making any changes, they want to make sure lots of people in the country agree and vote on it.
H. J. RES. 227 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.
December 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:385
H. J. RES. 227 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to eliminate the electoral college and establish direct election of the President and Vice President by the American people. Each voter would cast one vote for a pair of candidates running together for these...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to change how the President and Vice President of the United States are chosen by letting everyone vote directly for them, instead of using a group of people called the electoral college. The team with the most votes would win.
S. J. RES. 16 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
February 06, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:304
S. J. RES. 16 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ensure that the Supreme Court is composed of exactly nine justices. Introduced by Senator Cruz and supported by other senators, this resolution aims to formalize the current structure of the Supreme Court into...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make a rule that says the Supreme Court, which is a big group of judges who make important decisions, should always have nine members, just like it has now. This means no one can change the number of judges unless we all agree to change this rule.

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