H 5262 Session 123 (2019-2020) H 5262 Concurrent Resolution, By G.M.Smith, Felder, B.Newton, Martin, Allison, Bennett and Hixon A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO MAKE A FORMAL APPLICATION TO CONGRESS UNDER ARTICLE
TO MAKE A FORMAL APPLICATION TO CONGRESS UNDER
Whereas, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina applies to Congress, under the provisions of
Whereas, Whereas, the legislature considers an amendment to the United States Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget is necessary for the good of the American people; and Whereas, this application is to be considered as covering the balanced budget amendment language of the presently outstanding balanced budget applications from other states including, but not limited to, previously adopted applications from Alabama (SJR100-2011), Alaska (1982), Arizona (HCR 2013-2017), Arkansas (HJR 1-1979), Colorado (SJM1-1978), Florida (SM 658-2014), Georgia (SR 371-2014), Indiana (SJR 8-1979), Iowa (SJR 1-1979), Kansas (SCR 1661-1979), Louisiana (HCR 70-2014), Michigan (SJR V-2014), Mississippi (HCR 51-1975), Missouri (SCR 3-1983), Nebraska (LR 106-1979), New Hampshire (HCR 40-2012), North Carolina (SJR 1-1979), North Dakota (HCR 3015-2015), Ohio (SJR 5-2013), Oklahoma (SJR 4-2016), Pennsylvania (R 236-1979), South Dakota (HJR 1001-2015), Tennessee (HJR 548-2014), Texas (HCR 31-1979), Utah (HJR 7-2015), West Virginia (HCR 36-2016), Wisconsin (AJR 21-2017), and Wyoming (HJ 2-2017); and Whereas, this application must be aggregated for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary to require the calling of a convention for proposing a balanced budget amendment, but may not be aggregated with any applications on any other subject; and
Whereas, this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina, by this resolution, make a formal application to Congress under Be it further resolved that the Secretary of State is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the Senate and to the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives of the Congress, and copies to the members of the said Senate and House of Representatives from this State; also to transmit copies hereof to the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.
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