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
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1165 Senate 19940209 Introduced, referred to 06
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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.