Sponsors:
House
Senate
Sen.Eli Bebout [R]
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WHEREAS, even if enacted, a law may be repealed or waived by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.
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