Amendment105th Congress
Amendment sought to require the approval of the statehood option by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes cast.
- Amendment Number
- 509
- Description
- Amendment sought to require the approval of the statehood option by a super-majority of 75 percent of the valid votes cast.
- Purpose
- An amendment to strike the provisions allowing for approval of any status option by a simple majority and inserting provisions which require approval of a commonwealth or seperate sovereignty option by a simple majority and specifying that approval of a statehood option must be by a super-majority of 75 percent of valid votes cast.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Mar 4, 1998
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Barr amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 131 - 282 (Roll no. 34).
- Latest Action Time
- 21:14:12
- Submitted Date
- Mar 4, 1998
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021