Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:216 Primary Sponsor:Bryan Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Constitutional convention, repeal balanced budget Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:JIC/5208SD.93 Introduced Date:19930114 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19930114 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Bryan Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 216 Senate 19930114 Introduced, referred to 06 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO REPEAL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 3296 OF 1976 AND SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1024 OF 1978 MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO CALL A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES REQUIRING A BALANCED FEDERAL BUDGET.
Whereas, South Carolina continues to have grave concern over the federal budget and the inability of the United States Congress to control expenditures in such a manner so as to conform to available revenues; and
Whereas, we continue to encourage the United States Congress to seek ways to reduce and eradicate the federal budget deficit; and
Whereas, the call for a Constitutional Convention to address this problem is not the most efficient or effective course of action in view of the fact that the convention cannot be limited to any specific purpose; and
Whereas, Article V of the United States Constitution provides for an alternative method by authorizing the Congress to propose amendments to the Constitution which become part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states; and
Whereas, South Carolina feels that for the protection of the integrity of the United States Constitution state ratification of congressionally adopted amendments is a more desirable method for enacting constitutional safeguards against continuing budget deficits. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly repeal House Concurrent Resolution 3296 approved on February 17, 1976, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 1024 approved on May 16, 1978, which memorialized Congress to call a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of amending the Federal Constitution to limit annual federal appropriations to annual revenues, with certain exceptions, and memorialize Congress to adopt amendments to the United States Constitution to be submitted to the states for ratification requiring a balanced federal budget.
Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.