MI Legislative Update - May 2025 Edition

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2025 Federal Deficit

Surpasses $2 Trillion

Despite starting the year with $36 trillion in national debt, our federal government has
already

run up a $2 trillion deficit

for 2025, a number that

increases daily

.

Desperate

Americans are turning to their state legislators

for a solution to the

crippling national debt, $107K per citizen, that is growing over their heads.

At least

45 states,

including Michigan

, require a balanced budget

. State legislators

have the authority, using Article V, to call for a convention to propose fiscal restraints on
our federal government.

North Carolina Progress,

Texas Passage, and Ohio Hearing!

May 7

th

–

North Carolina passed both the COS Resolution and 34Ready Legislation out of

the House and both pieces of legislation now move on to the Senate.

May 8

th

–

Texas fully re-passed the COS Resolution without any expiration date. Texas

was the 11

th

state (out of 19 to date) to pass the COS Resolution. Its re-passage without a

sunset clause ensures that it will remain one of the 19 states without any further passage
needed!

May 20

th

–

Ohio had a House committee hearing for both the COS Resolution & 34Ready

Legislation!

Learn more at

https://conventionofstates.com/milegislators

Urgent Need in Michigan!

With so much nationwide focus on
calling for an Article V Convention it
is critical to ensure that

Michigan

will not be cut out of the
amendment proposing process

.

34 states are required to get
an Article V Convention, but with the
current national momentum that
number could be reached

without

Michigan's involvement

.

It is critical that no constitutional
amendments be proposed without
Michigan having

a commissioner

representing

the

interests of

Michigan's citizens

at the

convention.

34Ready: Michigan's Solution

34Ready Legislation ensures Michigan can be
represented in any Article V Convention.

What 34Ready establishes:

- How commissioners will be selected.
- How commissioners will receive instructions.
- Stated limits on a commissioner's authority.
- Criminal penalties for individuals who attempt to coerce a commissioner.
- Criminal penalties for commissioners that act outside of the authority given to them by the
Michigan State Legislature.

What 34Ready does not do:

- 34Ready legislation does not call for or endorse an Article V Convention.

Learn more at

https://conventionofstates.com/milegislators

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