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This joint resolution calls for an Article V Convention to propose a Fiscal Responsibility Amendment to the United States Constitution, invoking a constitutional provision that allows states to initiate the amendment process when two-thirds of state legislatures request it. The resolution argues that the required number of state applications was actually achieved by 1979, citing the significant national debt increase from $860 billion to over $36 trillion since that time. The resolution specifically mandates that any proposed amendments from the convention would be ratified through state conventions where delegates would vote based on the will of their citizens, drawing inspiration from the Supreme Court's Chiafalo v. Washington decision which emphasized the principle of "We the People" ruling. The resolution includes a provision requiring the House Clerk to verify the existence of sufficient state applications within 60 days, and if confirmed, calls for a convention to propose amendments related to fiscal responsibility. Notably, the resolution seeks to empower direct citizen participation in the constitutional amendment process by requiring proposed amendments to be ratified by a vote of the people in at least 38 states, thereby bypassing traditional legislative ratification methods.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/15/all-info