Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4930 Primary Sponsor:Davenport Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Federal government, convention to stop costs increase Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:PT/1107DW.94 Introduced Date:19940317 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940512 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Davenport Wilkes Witherspoon Harrelson Stone G. Brown Hallman Spearman T.C. Alexander Corning McKay Riser Thomas Kelley Stille Walker R. Smith Baker Wofford Littlejohn Gamble Cato Robinson Kirsh Graham Waites Anderson Jaskwhich Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4930 Senate 19940512 Introduced, referred to 06
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4930 House 19940510 Adopted, sent to Senate
4930 House 19940323 Committee Report: Favorable 24
4930 House 19940317 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
March 23, 1994
H. 4930
Introduced by REPS. Davenport, Wilkes, Witherspoon, Harrelson, Stone, G. Brown, Hallman, Spearman, T.C. Alexander, Corning, McKay, Riser, Thomas, Kelley, Stille, Walker, R. Smith, Baker, Wofford, Littlejohn, Gamble, Cato, Robinson, Kirsh, Graham, Waites, Anderson and Jaskwhich
S. Printed 3/23/94--H.
Read the first time March 17, 1994.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4930), memorializing the Congress of the United States to call a convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to prohibit, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.
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 House of Representatives, the Senate 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.