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.