United States Constitution – Amendments Convention – Limitations on Federal Power
Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - General AssemblyStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for officials of the federal government and for the members of the U.S. Congress.
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Testimony (48)
MGA witness listFAV 31FavorableUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Betz, Robert | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cheung-Smith, Yuen | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dall, Nancy | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeBoer, Jakob | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Farris, Michael | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hafer, David | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Macri, Paul | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McQueen, James | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Perraut, Mary Jane | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Redfern, Elwin | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rilee, Michael | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sun, Chengbo | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Vodopia, Cesare | Convention of States | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ready, Justin | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Position only |
| FAV | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Jennifer | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lipko, Candace | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lipko, Seth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Montuori, Margaret | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Ready, Senator Readylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Weakley, Elliott | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | West, Derek | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | White, Cody Tristan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zwart, Will | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smalls, Cindylobbyist | AFSCME | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| UNF | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Landry, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
AFSCMEUNF 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
Convention of StatesFAV 13
N/AFAV 1UNF 1
PrivateFAV 1
USAF VeteranFAV 1
