Sponsors:
House
Rep.Jim Stalzer [R]
Senate
Sen.Jenna Haggar [R]
Sen.Betty Olson [R]
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 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 account able to
elected representatives of he people and not immune from such accountability; and
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; 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WHEREAS, even if enacted, a law may be repealed or waived by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 House of Representatives
of the Ninetieth Legislature of the State of South Dakota, the Senate
concurring therein, that the South Dakota Legislature urges the United States
Congress to vote to propose the regulation freedom amendment to the United
States Constitution providing that 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 state transmit
copies of this resolution to each member of the South Dakota congressional
delegation, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of
the Senate of every state legislature in the United States.
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