South Carolina General Assembly
109th Session, 1991-1992

Bill 377


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    377
Primary Sponsor:                Wilson
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Presidential line item veto
Residing Body:                  Senate
Computer Document Number:       377
Introduced Date:                Jan 08, 1991
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              Feb 13, 1991
Last History Type:              Debate interrupted
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Wilson
                                Rose
                                Passailaigue
                                Giese
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution



History


 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 377   Senate  Feb 13, 1991  Debate interrupted
 377   Senate  Jan 23, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     06
 377   Senate  Jan 08, 1991  Introduced, referred to         06
                             Committee
 377   Senate  Dec 10, 1990  Prefiled, referred to           06
                             Committee

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COMMITTEE REPORT

January 23, 1991

S. 377

Introduced by SENATORS Wilson, Giese, Passailaigue and Rose

S. Printed 1/23/91--S.

Read the first time January 8, 1991.

THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 377), memorializing the Congress of the United States, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES M. WADDELL, JR., for Committee.

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

1. Estimated Cost to State-First Year $-0-

2. Estimated Cost to State-Annually

Thereafter $-0-

S. 377 is a concurrent resolution which requests that the President of the United States be given a line item veto by an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

No costs to the General Fund will be incurred if S. 377 is enacted.

Prepared By: Approved By:

Scott Barnes George N. Dorn, Jr.

State Budget Analyst State Budget Division

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ESTABLISHING A PRESIDENTIAL LINE ITEM VETO.

Whereas, despite various efforts to control the explosive growth of federal spending, the President has had insufficient authority with respect to the budgetary process; and

Whereas, the federal budget has not been balanced since 1969 and the national debt has increased fourteen-fold in the past ten years; and

Whereas, Presidents of both political parties since the War Between the States have cited the need for greater presidential involvement in administering the budgetary affairs of the nation; and

Whereas, in forty-three states, including this State, the chief executive has the constitutional power to veto items of appropriation while approving other portions of the bill; and

Whereas, this power has been described by political scholars as a highly desirable one, and one which has had a positive effect on the operation of government; and

Whereas, under Article V of the United States Constitution, amendments to the Constitution may be proposed by the Congress whenever two-thirds of both houses consider it necessary, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, the Congress shall call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of proposing amendments. Now, therefore,

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

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina respectfully memorializes the Congress of the United States to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution, which would authorize the President of the United States to reduce or eliminate one or more items of appropriation while approving other portions of a bill.

Be it further resolved that the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina requests the Congress to submit to the several states the amendment to the Constitution of the United States for purposes of ratification; and

Be it further resolved that the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina also proposes that the legislatures of each of the several states comprising the United States apply to the Congress requesting the enactment of an amendment to the United States Constitution, as described in this resolution; and

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

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