congressional_record: CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS730
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| CREC-2026-03-02-pt1-PgS730 | 2026-03-02 | 119 | 2 | PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS | SENATE | SENATE | SPETANDMEM | S730 | S731 | [{"congress": "119", "type": "HJRES", "number": "98"}, {"congress": "119", "type": "HJRES", "number": "98"}, {"congress": "119", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "3008"}, {"congress": "119", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "3008"}] | 172 Cong. Rec. S730 | Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 39 (Monday, March 2, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S730-S731] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated: POM-32. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution, for the limited purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected, as a member, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary. House Concurrent Resolution No. 3008 Whereas, the legislature of South Carolina hereby makes an application to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected, as a member, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; and Whereas, the Secretary of State is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; the Speaker, Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States; the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this State; and the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation; and Whereas, this application shall be considered as covering the same subject matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms for which a person may be elected to the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States and the Senate of the United States. This application shall be aggregated with those applications for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary for requiring Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but it shall not be aggregated with any other applications on any other subject; and Whereas, this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject. Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring: That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, apply for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution in order to propose a congressional term limits amendment. Be it further resolved that the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina adopts this concurrent resolution expressly subject to the following reservations, understandings, and declarations: (1) an application to the Congress of the United States to call an amendment convention of the states pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution confers no power to Congress other than the power to call such a convention. The power of Congress to exercise this ministerial duty consists solely of the authority to name a reasonable time and place for the initial meeting of a convention; and (2) Congress shall perform its ministerial duty of calling an amendment convention of the states only upon the receipt of applications for an amendment convention for the substantially same purpose as this application from two- thirds of the legislatures of the several states; and (3) Congress does not have the power or authority to determine any rules for the governing of an amendment convention of the states called pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution. Congress does not have the power to set the number of delegates to be sent by any state to such a convention, nor does it have the power to name delegates to such a convention. The power to name delegates remains exclusively within the authority of the legislatures of the several states; and (4) by definition, an amendment convention of the states means that states shall vote on the basis of one state, one vote; and (5) a convention of the states convened pursuant to this application must be limited to consideration of the topics specified in this concurrent resolution and no other. This application is made with the express understanding that an amendment that in any way seeks to amend, modify, or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution shall not be authorized for consideration at any stage. This application shall be void ab initio if ever used at any stage to consider any change to any provision of the Bill of Rights; and (6) pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, Congress may determine whether proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of the several states or by special state ratification conventions. The South Carolina General Assembly recommends that Congress select ratification by the legislatures of the several states; and (7) the South Carolina General Assembly may provide further instructions to its delegates and may recall its delegates at any [[Page S731]] time for a breach of a duty or a violation of the instructions provided. POM-33. A house joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee urging the United States Congress to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to add COVID-19 treatments and anthrax vaccinations as pre- qualifying for care under the PACT Act; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. House Joint Resolution No. 98 Whereas, many servicemembers have reportedly been unlawfully forced to accept COVID-19 drugs and anthrax vaccinations; and Whereas, our government has a history of subjecting our servicemembers to experimental conditions and substances without their consent; and Whereas, our national security and readiness to necessarily conduct war is adversely impacted by the unlawful administering of drugs and substances or exposures to experimental conditions. Many injuries are reported to have occurred in our servicemembers from a forced requirement to accept COVID-19 ``vaccinations''; and Whereas, our civilian and military leaders owe both an allegiance to the welfare of the warfighter and a responsibility to the Republic to ensure rules, regulations, and laws are followed closely in the administering of health care to our servicemembers; and Whereas, the PACT Act of 2022 expanded the Department of Veterans Affairs coverage of health care and benefits for veterans to include those exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances; and Whereas, recognizing a potential for generational damage, this law helps us provide generations of veterans--and their survivors--with the care and benefits they've earned and deserve. It has been appropriate to recognize other chemical substances of which the unnecessary and forced exposure has caused damage to our servicemembers and their families; and Whereas, the Department of Veterans Affairs has historically been slow to respond to toxic exposures, often leaving the servicemember or veteran exposed with no recourse nor help for decades; it is incumbent upon our government to care for the wounded and injured warriors; and Whereas, a group of whistleblowers has asserted that COVID- 19 treatments were issued while the chemicals were only Emergency Use Authorized (EUA). The servicemen and servicewomen alleged that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has unlawfully administered EUA products as if they were fully licensed Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- approved products. Military regulations state service members have a legal right to refuse EUA products; and Whereas, these whistleblowers contend that the FDA issued approval for Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine in August 2021, but that none of the FDA-approved vaccines were available. FDA documents dated November 2021 state: ``In the U.S., there are no licensed vaccines or antiviral drugs for the prevention of COVID-19.'' Furthermore, the FDA said the EUA-authorized Pfizer vaccines were ``legally distinct'' from the FDA- approved Comirnaty vaccines that were unavailable for service members in the U.S.; and Whereas, anthrax vaccinations are reported to have been issued to millions of servicemembers, even at times when the drug was not fully approved; and Whereas, in October 2004, a federal judge ordered the military to stop requiring anthrax vaccines for U.S. military personnel. In response, the Pentagon halted mandatory anthrax vaccinations ``until further notice,'' but noted the court did not question the safety or effectiveness of the vaccine. Tennessee troops were issued anthrax vaccinations in 2004; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, the Senate Concurring, that we strongly urge the United States Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add COVID-19 treatments, conducted under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) and before FDA approval was granted, as pre-qualifying for care under the PACT Act. Resolved, That we also strongly urge Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add anthrax vaccinations as qualifying for care under the PACT Act; and be it further Resolved, That we also urge Congress to conduct a full investigation and provide a report of the timeline, including the accountable persons who made decisions, recommendations, and approvals of the decision to require servicemembers to accept the introduction of these chemicals, with their possible harmful or toxic side effects and outside of legal and lawful permission, into their bodies; and be it further Resolved, That a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Speaker and the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the President and the Secretary of the United States Senate, and each member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation. ____________________ |