Congressional Article V Memorial Analysis & Explanation Document Fiscal Integrity & Plenary State Applications for an Amending Convention as of September 17, 2025
Introduction: In January 2025, the Phoenix Correspondence Commission (PCC) (later renamed the National Federalism Commission – NFC) entered into an agreement that the House Judiciary Committee to bring all of the Committees Memorial Records of state resolutions requiring Congress to call an Article V Constitution Amending Convention up-to-date.
In the 114th Congress (beginning January 3, 2015) the House adopted a rule that state calls for an Article V amending convention be directed to the chair of the Committee on Judiciary and that the Clerk would organize those calls by State of origin and year of receipt. Prior to that time, to the best of our knowledge, there was no consistent, organized process for receipt and organization of those calls.
In January 2025, it was agreed that the Congressional Records held by the Judiciary Committee should be consistent and concurrent with State records on those calls. The PCC/NFC (Commission) was created in 2017 as the only formal government agency to represent the States on federalism and related Article V matters. The Commission would focus on such calls from the inception of our country to current date, and it the Commission would take a topical focus. The Commission began on the topical area of national fiscal integrity because of the far ranging impact of the fiscal health or insolvency of our nation.
The accompanying analysis covers the topical area fiscal integrity calls (such as balanced budget amendment) and plenary calls from the States since our founding to the current date.
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Active Fiscal & Plenary Article V Calls Timeline 1789-2025
Active Fiscal & Plenary Article V Calls Timeline 1975-2025
Active Fiscal & Plenary Article V Calls Timeline 2016-2017
NFC/PCC Congressional Article V Application Comparison Analysis for
FISCAL INTEGRITY and PLENARY MEMORIALS as of September 17, 2025
(This analysis was created by a special project team of NFC staff led by David S. Custer, Senior Analyst.)
Samuel Fieldman
Samuel Fieldman is a prominent advocate and consultant on issues related to Article V of the U.S. Constitution. Fieldman began studying the process as a young lawyer shortly before the birth of his twin daughters in 2011 as a means of fighting for their future. He joined Wolf Pack (formerly known as Wolf-PAC) the day it was founded and has served in numerous leadership roles within that organization, currently as Legal and Legislative Delegate to the National Council.
In the years since, Fieldman has become among the leading experts on the convention for proposing amendments under Article V. He has testified before dozens of state legislatures across the country. He has often presented at conferences
for law schools, civic organizations, lawmakers, and advocates. And he has participated in public discourse with other experts and formal public debate with opponents. Fieldman has worked as a consultant or a volunteer researching
the convention process not only with Wolf Pack, but also the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation and the Massachusetts Citizens Commission. He has also worked closely with numerous local and national groups on issues of good
government and advocacy, such as Rank the Vote and American Promise.