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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026

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J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

RESCINDING PREVIOUS ARTICLE V CONVENTION APPLICATIONS

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Handy, Fogarty, Cortvriend, Potter, Edwards, McEntee,
Donovan, and Kazarian

     Date Introduced: February 12, 2026

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island General Assembly has made applications to the United

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States Congress to call one or more conventions to propose amendments concerning specific

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subjects to the United States Constitution, pursuant to Article V thereof; and

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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island General Assembly no longer wishes the United States

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Congress to consider said previous applications to call such conventions; now therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That the Rhode Island General Assembly hereby rescinds, repeals, cancels,

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nullifies and supersedes any and all prior applications to the Congress of the United States to call

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for a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution

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pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, regardless of when such applications were

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adopted and regardless of whether such applications were for a more limited convention to

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propose one or more amendments regarding one or more specific subjects and purposes or for a

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general convention to propose an unlimited number of amendments upon an unlimited number of

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subjects, and regardless of whether the applications are expressly identified in this resolution or

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confirmed by the historical records maintained by the Rhode Island General Assembly or the

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Library of Congress; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be sent, within thirty (30) days of passage, to

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the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the Secretary of the United States

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Senate, and each member of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation; and be it futher

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     RESOLVED, That the members of the Rhode Island General Assembly request that this

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Joint Resolution be published in the Congressional Record and listed in the official tally of state

 

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legislative applications relating to calling for the United States Congress to call a convention to

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propose amendments to the United States Constitution.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

J O I N T   R E S O L U T I O N

RESCINDING PREVIOUS ARTICLE V CONVENTION APPLICATIONS

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     This act would rescind, repeal, and cancel any and all prior applications to the United

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States Congress from the Rhode Island General Assembly to call for a convention for the purpose

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of proposing amendments to the United States Constitution pursuant to Article V of the United

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States Constitution.

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