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  H.C.R. No. 137
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, May 5, 2017, marks the 25th anniversary of the
  unconventional ratification of the 27th Amendment to the United
  States Constitution; and
         WHEREAS, One of the original 12 amendments submitted,
  pursuant to Article V, to the state legislatures for ratification
  by the First U.S. Congress, in 1789, the 27th Amendment was crafted
  by James Madison of Virginia while he served as a member of the U.S.
  House of Representatives; by the end of 1791, 10 of the 12
  amendments, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, had been
  approved by the requisite three-fourths of the states; the other
  two amendments, one of which pertained to congressional
  compensation, fell by the wayside; and
         WHEREAS, The congressional compensation measure stipulated
  that "No law, varying the compensation for the services of the
  Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election
  of Representatives shall have intervened"; the amendment would thus
  prevent federal lawmakers from immediately benefiting from any pay
  raise they might give themselves, as every representative--and a
  third of the senators--would have to win reelection before they
  could realize a gain; and
         WHEREAS, In 1982, a student at The University of Texas at
  Austin, Gregory Watson, learned about this unratified
  still-pending amendment and concluded that it was eminently
  relevant, Congress having granted itself a substantial pay raise in
  1978 and a special tax break in 1981; he determined that the
  amendment remained viable, and he committed himself to the
  laborious mission of securing its approval; the amendment gradually
  garnered wide public support, and with his dedicated efforts, it
  worked its way through a succession of state legislatures for a
  decade; on May 5, 1992, Alabama became the 38th state to ratify the
  centuries-old measure, thus securing its incorporation as the 27th
  Amendment to the U.S. Constitution some 202 years after it was
  proposed by a Congress that was conducting its business in New York
  City; and
         WHEREAS, A quarter century after its ratification, the 27th
  Amendment remains the most recent amendment to our nation's
  constitution, and it is indeed fitting that its unusual history and
  its significance be recognized; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ratification of the
  27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
 
  Klick
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was adopted by the House on May 5,
  2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 137 was adopted by the Senate on May
  24, 2017, by the following vote: 31 Yeas, 0 N
  ays.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor