Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:104 Primary Sponsor:Rose Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Convention to reduce federal funds Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:S.104 Introduced Date:19930112 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930112 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Rose Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 104 Senate 19930112 Introduced, referred to 06 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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 Senate, the House of Representatives 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.