Bill 3353

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3353
Primary Sponsor:                Kirsh
Committee Number:               25
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Constitutional convention,
                                repeal
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Judiciary
Date Tabled:                    Jan 14, 1992
Computer Document Number:       DKA/3095.AL
Introduced Date:                Jan 30, 1991
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              Jan 14, 1992
Last History Type:              Tabled in Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Kirsh
                                Hayes
                                Klapman
                                Fair
                                Wells
                                Meacham
                                Sheheen
                                Foster
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
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 3353  House   Jan 14, 1992  Tabled in Committee             25
 3353  House   Jan 30, 1991  Introduced, referred to         25
                             Committee

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 House of Representatives, the Senate 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.