,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #haj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ae1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,braun introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,rules   
and ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
create requirements relating to         
memorials submitted pursuant to ,article
 ,v of the ,constitution of the ,united 
,states1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,transparency relating to memorials     
submitted pursuant to ,article ,v of the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states   
7a7 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term 
,article ,v ,convention means a         
convention as described in ,article ,v  
of the ,constitution of the ,united     
,states that is called by ,congress on  
the application of the legislatures of  
#b_/c of the several ,states for        
proposing amendments that shall be valid
 to all intents and purposes as part of 
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 when ratified by the legislatures of   

#c_/d of the several ,states1 or by     
conventions in #c_/d thereof1 as one or 
the other mode of ratification may be   
proposed by ,congress4  7b7             
,transparency requirements ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 with respect to 
any memorial purporting to be an        
application of the legislature of a     
,state calling for an ,article ,v       
,convention or a rescission of any such 
prior application by the legislature of 
a ,state that is presented under ,rule  
,,vii of the ,standing ,rules of the    
,senate1 or under clause #c of ,rule    
,,xii of the ,rules of the ,house of    
,representatives1 as applicable-- 7#a7  
if the memorial is presented in the     
,senate1 the ,secretary of the ,senate  
shall-- 7,a7 make each memorial publicly
 available in a searchable electronic   
format on a page of the official website
 of the ,senate1 organized by ,state of 
origin and year of receipt2  7,b7       
indicate whether the memorial was       

designated as an application or a       
rescission2 and  7,c7 provide the       
citation to the ,congressional ,record  
at which the application or rescission  
was recorded2 and  7#b7 if the memorial 
is presented in the ,house of           
,representatives1 the ,clerk of the     
,house of ,representatives shall-- 7,a7 
make each memorial publicly available in
 a searchable electronic format on a    
page of the official website of the     
,house of ,representatives1 organized by
 ,state of origin and year of receipt2  
7,b7 indicate whether the memorial was  
designated as an application or a       
rescission2 and  7,c7 provide the       
citation to the ,congressional ,record  
at which the application or rescission  
was recorded4