Bicentennial Constitutional Commission Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Bicentennial Constitutional Commission Act - Establishes a Bicentennial Constitutional Commission to study and make recommendations with respect to proposed amendments to the Constitution and laws of the United States which would modify the institutions of the three branches of the Federal Government and their interrelationship. Makes it the duty of the Commission to study and make recommendations with respect to: (1) proposed amendments to the Constitution of the United States introduced in the five most recent Congresses which would modify the executive, judicial, or legislative institutions of the Federal Government or the relationships among such institutions; (2) proposals for alterations made by constitutional scholars, and attorneys and other interested persons; and (3) such statutory proposals or rule changes which the Commission deems relevant to the strength of the Federal system. Provides for the membership of the Commission. Requires a final report not later than July 1, 1976, which shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for such actions as it deems appropriate. Provides that the Commission shall cease to exist 30 days after transmittal of its final report.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 3, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 3, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
GILBERT GUDE (R-MD) introduced it on December 3, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 3, 1974, 18956 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18956 days ago, on December 3, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers