South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 1165


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    1165
Primary Sponsor:                Wilson
Committee Number:               06
Type of Legislation:            CR
Subject:                        Federal funds, federal
                                deficit
Residing Body:                  Senate
Current Committee:              Finance
Computer Document Number:       JIC/5480HC.94
Introduced Date:                19940209    
Last History Body:              Senate
Last History Date:              19940209    
Last History Type:              Introduced, referred to
                                Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Wilson
                                Thomas
                                Peeler
                                McConnell
                                Mescher
                                Cork
                                Stilwell
                                Russell
                                Ryberg
                                Rose
                                Richter
                                Giese
                                Drummond
                                J. Verne Smith
                                Lander
                                Gregory
                                O'Dell
                                Hayes
                                Waldrep
                                Courtney
                                Setzler
                                Courson
                                Reese
                                Martin
                                Leventis
                                Passailaigue
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent
                                Resolution



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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1165  Senate  19940209      Introduced, referred to              06
                            Committee

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO ENACT LEGISLATION PROVIDING THAT ANY FUNDS CUT FROM A FEDERAL PROGRAM BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS MUST BE USED TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEFICIT AND MUST NOT BE SHIFTED TO ANY OTHER SPENDING PROGRAMS.

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly note that legislation pending in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, introduced respectively by Representative Michael Crapo of Idaho and Senator Paul Coverdell of Georgia, would provide that any funds cut from a government program by actions of the United States Congress must be used to reduce the federal budget deficit and must not be used for any other federal spending programs; and

Whereas, this legislation could serve a useful purpose in the ongoing battle to bring federal spending under control; and

Whereas, this legislation has the support of groups representing hundreds of thousands of Americans, including Citizens Against Government Waste, Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens for a Sound Economy, National Taxpayers Union, and United We Stand America; and

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of South Carolina who are compelled by the State Constitution and laws to operate within a system that requires balanced state budgets, believe that the legislation pending in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate on this subject would be a useful, albeit small, step in the continuing battle to restrain the growth of federal deficit spending. Now, therefore,

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

That the General Assembly of South Carolina, by this resolution, memorializes Congress to enact legislation providing that any funds cut from a federal program by the United States Congress must be used to reduce the federal deficit and must not be shifted to any other spending programs.

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

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