(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress: (1) recognizes the commitment and efforts of the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to develop a proposed constitution; and (2) urges the Fifth Constitutional Convention of the U.S. Virgin Islands to reconvene to reconsider and revise the proposed constitution in response to the views of the executive branch of the federal government.
Provides that if a convention reconvenes and revises the proposed constitution the convention shall resubmit the revised proposed constitution simultaneously to the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the President.
Directs the President, within 60 calendar days after the date of receipt of the revised proposed constitution, to: (1) notify the convention, the Governor, and Congress of the President's comments on the revised proposed constitution; and (2) publish the comments in the Federal Register.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5138-5140; text: CR S5139-5140)
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5138-5140; text: CR S5139-5140)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4925-4927)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 33.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4925)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4925)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 111-194.
Became Public Law No: 111-194.
Enacted as Public Law 111-194
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