South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3401

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Clemmons
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11014cz17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2017
Introduced in the Senate on May 8, 2017
Last Amended on February 22, 2017
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Congress

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/11/2017  House   Introduced (House Journal-page 31)
   1/11/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 31)
   2/21/2017  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions (House Journal-page 47)
   2/22/2017  House   Amended (House Journal-page 22)
   2/22/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 2-23-17 
                        (House Journal-page 26)
   2/23/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-2-17 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
    3/2/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-7-17 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
    3/7/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 3-8-17 
                        (House Journal-page 82)
    3/9/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Mon., 3-13-17 
                        (House Journal-page 16)
   3/22/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-23-17 
                        (House Journal-page 60)
   3/29/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-30-17 
                        (House Journal-page 76)
   3/30/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-4-17 
                        (House Journal-page 59)
    4/4/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-5-17 
                        (House Journal-page 36)
    4/5/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-6-17 
                        (House Journal-page 80)
   4/18/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-19-17 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
   4/19/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-20-17 
                        (House Journal-page 35)
   4/25/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-26-17 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
   4/26/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 4-27-17 
                        (House Journal-page 73)
    5/3/2017  House   Debate adjourned until Thur., 5-4-17 
                        (House Journal-page 32)
    5/4/2017  House   Adopted, sent to Senate (House Journal-page 61)
    5/8/2017  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 8)
    5/8/2017  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/11/2017
2/21/2017
2/22/2017

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

February 22, 2017

H. 3401

Introduced by Rep. Clemmons

S. Printed 2/22/17--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2017.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO MEMORIALIZE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND URGE THEM TO PROPOSE THE REGULATION FREEDOM AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

Whereas, the growth and abuse of federal regulatory authority threatens our Constitutional liberties, including those guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Amendments of our Constitution; and

Whereas, federal regulators must be held accountable to elected representatives of the people, and not immune from such accountability; and

Whereas, the United States House of Representatives has passed the REINS Act with bipartisan support to require Congressional approval on all major new federal regulations before they can take effect; and

Whereas, even if the REINS act passes the United States Senate, a law may be repealed or waived by a future Congress and President; and

Whereas, an amendment to the United States Constitution does not require Presidential approval and cannot be waived by a future Congress and President; and

Whereas, Congress could increase regulatory transparency by adopting an amendment that reads: "Whenever one quarter of the members of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate transmits to the President their written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation, it shall require a majority vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate to adopt that regulation." Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, memorialize the United States Congress and urge them to propose the Regulation Freedom amendment to the United States Constitution.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and each member of the South Carolina Congressional delegation.

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