H-1109.1

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4006

State of Washington
66th Legislature
2019 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Shea and McCaslin
Read first time 01/28/19.Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.
TO THE HONORABLE DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED:
We, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully represent and petition as follows:
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature previously approved House Bill No. 207 (chapter 61, Laws of 1903), Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17 (1909), and House Joint Memorial No. 1 (1963), each officially applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention, under the terms of Article V of the Constitution of the United States, to offer various amendments to that Constitution;
NOW, THEREFORE, Your Memorialists respectfully pray that the Legislature of the State of Washington hereby officially rescind, repeal, revoke, cancel, void, and nullify the applications in House Bill No. 207 (chapter 61, Laws of 1903), Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17 (1909), and House Joint Memorial No. 1 (1963), that apply to the Congress of the United States for the calling of a convention, pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington, and the Director of the Office of the Federal Registrar.
--- END ---