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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 5
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2015
Mr. Culberson introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the effect of treaties,
Executive orders, and agreements with other nations or groups of nations.
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 within seven years after the date of its submission for
ratification:
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No treaty, Executive order, or any agreement with any nation or group of nations or any of the
provisions of such agreements, shall be construed to diminish any of the
rights or privileges guaranteed to citizens of the United States under the
Constitution of the United States, and Federal law.
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