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Committee passes two joint resolutions asking federal action and weighing constitutional questions
Summary
The committee approved House Joint Resolution 25, urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment, and House Joint Resolution 24, expressing support for Utah's constitutional question; both passed to the House floor after recorded roll-call votes (each 8-6). Debate included references to the Seventeenth Amendment and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2.
The House Energy committee voted to advance two joint resolutions addressing federal constitutional questions.
House Joint Resolution 25, described by Representative Mallette as a way to "ask Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution," was recommended for passage. Members discussed that the resolution is a statement…
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