By: Elkins	H.J.R. No. 101

	A JOINT RESOLUTION
	rescinding the application of the 26th Texas Legislature made in
	the year 1899 to the United States Congress to call an unrestricted
	national convention, pursuant to Article V of the United States
	Constitution, for proposing undisclosed amendments to that
	Constitution.
	WHEREAS, In adopting Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, the
	26th Texas Legislature, in the year 1899, applied to the United
	States Congress to call a convention, under the terms of Article V
	of the United States Constitution, "...for proposing amendments to
	said Constitution..." that would be subject to potential
	ratification; and
	WHEREAS, That particular application--unlike subsequent and
	more detailed applications from Texas lawmakers--did not prescribe
	any boundaries on the subject matter of amendments to be discussed
	or ultimately offered for ratification by such a nationwide
	convention; and
	WHEREAS, While indeed no Article V convention has yet taken
	place thus far in American history, nevertheless, there is a very
	real possibility that one, or more than one, could be triggered at
	some point in the future--the precise results of which cannot be
	predicted or known in advance; and
	WHEREAS, At the present time, the Texas Legislature has
	absolutely no desire or intention whatsoever for Congress to call
	an Article V convention of a general, vague, and unlimited nature;
	and
	WHEREAS, Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 remains just as
	alive and valid today as it was when it was approved by Texas
	legislators 114 years ago; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas,
	Regular Session, 2013, hereby officially rescinds, repeals,
	revokes, and nullifies Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, Acts of
	the 26th Legislature, Regular Session, 1899, calling for an
	open-ended, unclear, and indeterminate Article V convention to
	propose for ratification unspecified federal constitutional
	amendments, which application was duly received by Congress, and
	reprinted word for word in the Congressional Record of December 11,
	1899, at page 219, and which application was referred to the
	Committee on the Judiciary in the United States House of
	Representatives the very next day (Congressional Record at page
	280); and be it further
	RESOLVED, That, in a manner which would furnish confirmation
	of delivery and tracking while en route, the Texas Secretary of
	State shall transmit properly-certified copies of this joint
	resolution--together with copies of Senate Concurrent Resolution
	No. 4--pursuant to the Standing Rules of the United States Senate
	(namely, Rule VII, paragraphs 4, 5, and 6) to the Vice-President of
	the United States (in his capacity as presiding officer of the
	United States Senate and addressed to him at the office which he
	maintains inside the United States Capitol Building); to the
	Secretary and Parliamentarian of the United States Senate; and to
	both United States Senators representing Texas; accompanied by a
	cover letter to each addressee drawing attention to the fact that it
	is the 83rd Texas Legislature's courteous, yet firm, request that
	the full and complete verbatim text of this joint resolution--as
	well as the full and complete verbatim text of Senate Concurrent
	Resolution No. 4--be duly published in the United States Senate's
	portion of the Congressional Record, as an official memorial to the
	United States Senate, and that this joint resolution--with Senate
	Concurrent Resolution No. 4 appended thereto--be referred to
	whichever committee(s) of the United States Senate that would have
	appropriate jurisdiction in this matter, and be it further
	RESOLVED, That, in a manner which would furnish confirmation
	of delivery and tracking while en route, the Texas Secretary of
	State shall likewise transmit properly-certified copies of this
	joint resolution--together with copies of Senate Concurrent
	Resolution No. 4--pursuant to the Rules of the United States House
	of Representatives (namely, Rule XII, clauses 3 and 7) to the
	Speaker, Clerk, and Parliamentarian of the United States House of
	Representatives; and to all members of the United States House of
	Representatives who represent districts in Texas; likewise
	accompanied by a cover letter to each addressee drawing attention
	to the fact that it is the 83rd Texas Legislature's courteous, yet
	firm, request that the substance of this joint resolution--as well
	as that of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4--be accurately
	summarized in the United States House of Representatives' portion
	of the Congressional Record, as an official memorial to the United
	States House of Representatives, and that this joint
	resolution--with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 appended
	thereto--be referred to whichever committee(s) of the United States
	House of Representatives that would have appropriate jurisdiction
	in this matter.