Arkansas - House Resolution Propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment

 

Sponsor:

     House

        Rep. GrantHodges [R]

 

State of Arkansas

90th General Assembly

Regular Session, 2015

HR 1031

By: Representative G. Hodges

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION TO URGE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE THE REGULATION FREEDOM AMENDMENT OR UPON THE APPLICATION OF THE LEGISLATURES OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE SEVERAL STATES, CALL A CONVENTION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROPOSE THE REGULATION FREEDOM AMENDMENT.

 

Subtitle

 

TO URGE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE THE REGULATION FREEDOM AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

 

 

WHEREAS, people throughout the country are concerned by the expansion of federal regulation which can endanger economic growth and the creation of jobs; and

 

WHEREAS, polling shows that almost two-thirds (2/3) of American voters agree that federal regulators should be more accountable to elected officials; and

 

WHEREAS, under Article V of the Constitution of the United States, amendments to the federal Constitution may be proposed by the United States Congress whenever two-thirds (2/3) of both houses deem it necessary, or upon the application of the legislatures of two-thirds (2/3) of the several states the United States Congress shall call a convention for the purpose of proposing amendments; and

 

WHEREAS, the House of Representatives, along with legislators in multiple states, urge the United States Congress to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment in order to stop an increasingly abusive federal regulatory regime of bureaucrats in Washington that prevent the economic growth of our country; and

 

WHEREAS, the text of the Regulation Freedom Amendment reads, "Whenever one quarter of the Members of the U.S. House or the U.S. Senate transmit to the President their written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation, it shall require a majority vote of the House and Senate to adopt that regulation."

 

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

 

THAT the House of Representatives urges the United States Congress to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption of this resolution, an appropriate copy be provided to the Arkansas congressional delegation by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Georgia - Senate Resolution 958

Sponsor:

   Senate

        Sen.David Shafer [R]

Senate Resolution 958

By: Senator Shafer of the 48^th

ADOPTED SENATE

A RESOLUTION Requesting the enactment of a Regulation Freedom Amendment to the Constitution of the United States by the United States Congress; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the United States currently has more than 300 independent and executive agencies, staffed by unelected officials, issuing thousands of rules and regulations each year that frequently involve everyday lives of people throughout this state and the nation; and

WHEREAS, while federal rules and regulations often benefit the public, many people share the concern that the increasing amount of rules and regulations has slowed economic growth by increasing consumer and compliance costs and limiting job creation; and

WHEREAS, to address this issue, members of both houses of the United States Congress have proposed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; while the REINS Act passed the United States House of Representatives in 2011 and 2013, it has not come to a vote in the United States Senate; and

WHEREAS, the newly developed Regulation Freedom Amendment provides another method to ensure that regulatory agencies remain accountable to the citizenry of the United States and encourage economic growth by reducing the costs associated with rules and regulations; and

WHEREAS, the Regulation Freedom Amendment states, "Whenever one quarter of the members of the U.S. House or the U.S. Senate transmit to the President their written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation, it shall require a majority vote of the House and Senate to adopt that regulation"; and

WHEREAS, several state legislatures throughout the United States are considering the Regulation Reform Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body request the United States Congress to enact a Regulation Freedom Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to each member of the Georgia congressional delegation.

Tennessee - Senate Joint Resolution 2

Sponsors:

   Senate

       Sen.Mark Norris [R]

           

       Sen.Mike Bell [R]   

 

       Sen.Janince Bowling [R]  

 

       Sen.Bo Watson [R]

 

       Sen.Mark Green [R]   

        

       Sen. Ken Yager [R]

   

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000431

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 2

By Norris

 

 

 

A RESOLUTION urging the United States Congress to propose a certain constitutional amendment relative to the regulatory authority of the executive branch.

 

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

 

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

 

WHEREAS, the Declaration of Independence decried the imposition by the central government of “an absolute tyranny over these states” and a central government that “erected a multitude of New Offices and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harass our People and eat out their Substance”; and

 

WHEREAS, states too often find themselves in a similar position today; and

 

WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives has passed with bipartisan support the “Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013,” known as the “REINS” Act, to require that Congress approve major new federal regulations before such regulations take effect; and

 

WHEREAS, the President of the United States has unfortunately shown no inclination to sign the REINS Act if it were passed by both Houses of Congress; and

 

WHEREAS, even if enacted, a law may be repealed by a future Congress and President; and

 

WHEREAS, an amendment to the United States Constitution does not require the President’s approval and cannot be repealed by a future Congress and President; now, therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that this General Assembly hereby urges the United States Congress to propose the “Regulation Freedom Amendment” to the Constitution of the United States as follows:

 

Whenever one-quarter of the Members of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate transmit to the President their written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation, it shall require a majority vote of the House and Senate to adopt that regulation.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be delivered to the presiding officers of each house of the legislatures of each state in the Union, the Secretary of State of each state, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation, and the federal Administrator of General Services.

Utah - Joint Resolution Urging Adoption of the Regulation Freedom Amendment - S. J. R. 8

 

Sponsors:

  Senate

     Sen. Todd Weiler [R]    

 

  House      

     Rep. Val Peterson [R]

 

 

 

 

Enrolled Copy S.J.R. 8

 

JOINT RESOLUTION URGING ADOPTION OF THE REGULATION FREEDOM AMENDMENT

 

 

2015 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH

 

Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

House Sponsor: Val L. Peterson

 

 

LONG TITLE

 

General Description:

This joint resolution of the Legislature urges the United States Congress to adopt the Regulation Freedom amendment to the United States Constitution.

 

 

Highlighted Provisions: 

This resolution: urges Congress to adopt, as an amendment to the United States Constitution, the Regulation Freedom Amendment; and proposes the amendment as requiring a majority vote of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate to approve any proposed federal regulation, following a written declaration of opposition to such proposed federal regulation by one quarter of the members by either of the aforementioned House of Representatives or Senate.

 

Special Clauses:  None

 

 

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

 

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;

 

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

 

WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives has passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act with bipartisan support;

 

WHEREAS, the REINS Act requires that Congress approve major new federal regulations before they can take effect;

 

WHEREAS, though the REINS Act is a tremendous beginning in providing a check on federal regulatory authority, enactment of the REINS Act may be repealed or waived by a future Congress and President;

 

WHEREAS, an amendment to the United States Constitution does not require the President's approval and cannot be waived by a future Congress and President, but only repealed through the same constitutional amendment process:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah urges the United States Congress to vote to propose the Regulation Freedom amendment to the United States Constitution as follows: "Whenever one quarter of the members of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate transmits to the resident 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."

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the members of Utah's congressional delegation, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of every state legislature in the United States.

Idaho - House Joint Memorial No. 1

 

Sponsor:

    House

         Rep.Tom Dayley [R]

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LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO

Sixty-third Legislature First Regular Session – 2015

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 1

 

BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 

A JOINT MEMORIAL TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.

 

 

We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the State of Idaho assembled in the First Regular Session of the Sixty-third Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:

 

 

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 more accountable to elected representatives of the people and not immune from such accountability; and

 

WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives has passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to require that Congress approve major new federal regulations before they can take effect; and

 

WHEREAS, even if enacted, 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 the President's approval and cannot be waived by a future Congress and President.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session of the Sixty-third Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the Senate concurring therein, that we hereby urge that the United States Congress vote to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment to the United States Constitution as follows:

 

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.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this Memorial to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, and the congressional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United States.

Missouri - Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 20

 

Sponsor:

   Senate

      Sen. Ed Emery [R]

 

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 20

 

 

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

 

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

 

Whereas, the United States House of Representatives has passed with bipartisan support the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act to require that Congress approve major new federal regulations before they can take effect; and

 

Whereas, even if enacted, a law may be repealed or waived by a future Congress and President:

 

Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the members of the Missouri Senate, Ninety-eighth General Assembly, First Regular Session, the House of Representatives concurring therein, hereby urge that the United States Congress vote to propose the Regulation Freedom Amendment to the United States Constitution as follows:

 

“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.”; and

 

Be It Further Resolved that the Secretary of the Missouri Senate be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.

Wyoming - House Joint Resolution No. HJ 0001

Sponsors: 

  House

      Rep.Nathan Winters [R]    

   Senate

     Sen.Eli Bebout [R]

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. HJ0001

Regulation freedom.

Sponsored  by:  Representative(s) Winters and Senator(s) Bebout

A Bill for A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to amend the United States Constitution to authorize congressional votes to approve or disapprove proposed federal regulations.

WHEREAS, the growth and abuse of federal regulatory authority threaten our Constitutional liberties, including those guaranteed by the bill of rights, particularly the tenth amendment of the United States Constitution; and

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

WHEREAS, agency regulations often go beyond the intended authority granted by Congress; and

WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives has passed with bipartisan support the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act to require that Congress approve major new federal regulations before they can take effect; and

WHEREAS, even if enacted, 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 the president's approval and cannot be waived by a future Congress and president.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING:

Section 1.

That Congress is urged to initiate the amendment process provided by article 5 of the Constitution of the United States to adopt the regulation freedom amendment as follows: "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."

Section 2.

That Congress shall specify that the amendment as provided in this resolution shall be operative upon ratification by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, provided that the ratification shall occur within seven (7) years from the date of the submission of the amendments to the states by Congress.

Section 3.

That the Secretary of State of Wyoming transmit copies of this resolution to the resident of the United States, to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Congress and to the  Wyoming Congressional Delegation.