Bill Text: IN SJR0014 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Amendment convention to limit federal power.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-17 - Committee report: do pass, adopted [SJR0014 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-SJR0014-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. 14
Citations Affected: Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
Synopsis: Amendment convention to limit federal power. Makes
application to Congress to call a convention under Article V of the
Constitution of the United States to propose an amendment to the
Constitution relating to the following topics: (1) Improving the fiscal
management of the federal government. (2) Improving the legislative
process of Congress. (3) Restraining the powers of the federal
government. (4) Empowering the legislatures of the several states, with
stated exceptions, to repeal all or certain acts of Congress and
administrative regulations.
Effective: A constitutional convention is called when two-thirds of the
state legislatures make application to the Congress to call a
constitutional convention to consider an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
January 6, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
February 17, 2011,
reported favorably _ Do Pass.
PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in
Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or
RESOLUTION No. 14
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to call a
constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States concerning the limitation of
federal power.
(1) Improving the fiscal management of the federal government by doing any or any combination of the following:
(A) Imposing requirements, with any stated exceptions, that federal expenditures during a fixed time not exceed federal revenues or anticipated revenues during that time.
(B) Imposing either or both of the following:
(i) Prohibitions on federal debt.
(ii) Limitations on federal debt.
(C) Imposing limits on expenditures, revenues, or taxes or any combination of these.
(2) Improving the legislative process by requiring either or both of the following:
(A) That all bills, orders, votes, and resolutions introduced in and passed by Congress contain only a single subject.
(B) That a minimum time be required before passage for bills, orders, votes, and resolutions for review by members of Congress and members of the general public.
(3) Restraining the powers of the federal government by doing either or both of the following:
(A) Clarifying that the Constitution of the United States does not authorize Congress to employ its spending power to regulate activities otherwise outside its enumerated powers.
(B) Prohibiting mandates or requirements on any state, subdivision of any state, or any official of a state or a subdivision of the state, unless the federal government fully funds the cost of compliance.
(4) Empowering the legislatures of the several states, with stated exceptions, to repeal all or some of either or both of the following:
(A) Acts of Congress.
(B) Administrative regulations.
send copies of this resolution to each of the following:
(1) The President and the Secretary of the United States
Senate.
(2) The Speaker and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives of the United States Congress.
(3) The members of Indiana's congressional delegation.
(4) The presiding officers of each legislative chamber of the
several states, requesting their cooperation.
