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.
This concurrent resolution calls for an Article V constitutional convention—a rare process that allows Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution. The resolution argues that Congress has constitutional duty to call this convention because, according to the bill's supporters, enough states (34 out of 50) have submitted applications since 1979 requesting a convention focused on fiscal responsibility and the national debt. The bill proposes that any constitutional amendments proposed at this convention be ratified through a direct popular vote by delegates in state conventions, rather than through the traditional state legislature ratification process. The bill sets a 60-day deadline for the House Clerk to verify whether the required number of unrescinded state applications actually exist; if verified, Congress would proceed with calling the convention. No specific funding or timeline for the convention itself is provided in the resolution.
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