Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1425 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Convention to prohibit government from cost increase Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:JIC/6340.HC Introduced Date:Mar 25, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 25, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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1425 Senate Mar 25, 1992 Introduced, referred to 11
Committee
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MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO PROHIBIT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM INCREASING COSTS OF THE STATES BY REDUCING THE PROPORTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO THE STATES OR REQUIRING NEW OR INCREASED COSTS FOR MANDATED ACTIVITIES OR SERVICES WITHOUT FUNDING.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina memorializes the Congress of the United States of America, at its session, to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the federal government from reducing the federally financed proportion of the necessary costs of any existing activity or service required of the states by federal law or from requiring a new activity or service or an increase in the level of an activity or service beyond that required of the states by existing federal law unless the federal government pays for any necessary increased costs.
Be it resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of this state's delegation to the Congress.