Indiana - SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 10

Sponsors:

Senate

 Sen. Travis Holdman [R]

Sen. David Long [R]

Sen. Michael Young [R]

Sen. Brent Steele [R]

Sen. BrandtHershman [R]

Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]

 House

Rep. Eric Koch [R]

Rep. Timothy Harman [R]

Rep. Judson McMillin [R]

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 10

DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to propose the Regulation Freedom amendment to the United States Constitution.

Holdman, Long, Young, M.

February 10, 2014, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

February 20, 2014, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to propose the Regulation Freedom amendment to the United States Constitution.

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 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 with bipartisan support the REINS Act to require that Congress approve major new federal regulations before they can take effect;

Whereas, Even if enacted, a law may be repealed or waived by a future Congress and President; and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: Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring:

SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly does 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."

SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to each member of Congress, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate of every state legislature in the United States.