South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 606


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    606
Primary Sponsor:                Bryan
Committee Number:               11
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Balanced federal budget, convention
                                repealed
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Computer Document Number:       606
Introduced Date:                Feb 06, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Feb 06, 1991
Last History Type:              Introduced, referred to
                                Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Bryan
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
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 606   Senate  Feb 06, 1991  Introduced, referred to         11
                             Committee

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REPEAL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3296 OF 1976 AND SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1024 OF 1978 MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO CALL A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES REQUIRING A BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET.

Whereas, South Carolina continues to have grave concern over the federal budget and the inability of the United States Congress to control expenditures in such a manner so as to conform to available revenues; and

Whereas, we continue to encourage the United States Congress to seek ways to reduce and eradicate the federal budget deficit; and

Whereas, the call for a Constitutional Convention to address this problem is not the most efficient or effective course of action in view of the fact that the convention cannot be limited to any specific purpose; and

Whereas, Article V of the United States Constitution provides for an alternative method by authorizing the Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution which become part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states; and

Whereas, South Carolina feels that for the protection of the integrity of the United States Constitution state ratification of congressionally adopted amendments is a more desirable method for enacting constitutional safeguards against continuing budget deficits. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly repeal House Concurrent Resolution 3296 approved on February 17, 1976, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1024 approved on May 16, 1978, which memorialized Congress to call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of amending the Federal Constitution to limit annual federal appropriations to annual revenues, with certain exceptions, and memorialize Congress to adopt amendments to the United States Constitution to be submitted to the states for ratification requiring a balanced federal budget.

Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.

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