[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 23 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. J. RES. 23
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
providing for the event that one-fourth of the Members of either the
House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 5, 2003
Mr. Cornyn introduced the following joint resolution; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
providing for the event that one-fourth of the Members of either the
House of Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
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``The Congress may by law provide for the case of death or
inability of Members of the House of Representatives, and the case of
inability of Members of the Senate, in the event that one-fourth of
either House are killed or incapacitated, declaring who shall serve
until the disability is removed, or a new Member is elected. Any
procedures established pursuant to such a law shall expire not later
than 120 days after the death or inability of one-fourth of the House
of Representatives or the Senate, but may be extended for additional
120-day periods if one-fourth of either the House of Representatives or
the Senate remains vacant or occupied by members unable to serve.''.
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