Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4784 Primary Sponsor:Wright Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Federal program funds, deficit Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:JIC/5564HC.94 Introduced Date:19940217 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940323 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Wright Harrelson Wells Keegan Phillips Kelley Huff Corning Robinson Stone Worley Littlejohn Fair Chamblee Gamble J. Brown Lanford Marchbanks Graham Cooper Houck G. Brown G. Bailey Meacham Simrill Hutson Neilson Farr Sharpe Shissias A. Young Law Hallman Stuart Byrd Baxley Jaskwhich Allison Kinon Haskins Walker McCraw Vaughn R. Smith Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4784 Senate 19940323 Introduced, referred to 06
Committee
4784 House 19940323 Adopted, sent to Senate
4784 House 19940224 Debate adjourned
4784 House 19940223 Committee Report: Favorable 24
4784 House 19940217 Introduced, referred to 24
Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 23, 1994
H. 4784
Introduced by REPS. Wright, Harrelson, Wells, Keegan, Phillips, Kelley, Huff, Corning, Robinson, Stone, Worley, Littlejohn, Fair, Chamblee, Gamble, J. Brown, Lanford, Marchbanks, Graham, Cooper, Houck, G. Brown, G. Bailey, Meacham, Simrill, Hutson, Neilson, Farr, Sharpe, Shissias, A. Young, Law, Hallman, Stuart, Byrd, Baxley, Jaskwhich, Allison, Kinon, Haskins, Walker, McCraw, Vaughn and R. Smith
S. Printed 2/23/94--H.
Read the first time February 17, 1994.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4784), memorializing Congress to enact legislation providing that any funds cut from a federal program, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
DEWITT WILLIAMS, for Committee.
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 House of Representatives, the Senate 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.