HJ0001 • 2015

Regulation freedom.

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to amend the United States Constitution to authorize congressional votes to approve or disapprove proposed federal regulations.

Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Winters
Last action: 2015-03-05
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/4/2015

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HJ0001HS001

Standing Committee • HJudiciary

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Bill History

2015-03-05 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-05 Governor
Governor Signed HEJR No. 0005
2015-03-03 Senate
S President Signed HEJR No. 0005
2015-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed HEJR No. 0005
2015-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number HEJR No. 0005
2015-03-02 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0
2015-02-27 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-26 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-02-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-24 Senate
Rules:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2015-02-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S12 - Rules
2015-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-01-22 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-0-0-0
2015-01-21 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-01-20 House
H COW:Passed
2015-01-20 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-01-19 House
H Placed on General File
2015-01-19 House
Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2015-01-14 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2015-01-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2014-12-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HJ0001
Effective
:
3/4/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0234

Enrolled Act No.:
HEJR 5

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Winters

Catch Title:
Regulation freedom.

Subject:
Calls for const
itutional amendment to provide C
ongress with regulation override authority

Summary/Major Elements:

This Joint Resolution to Congress:

Recites the growth and abuse of federal regulatory authority threatens constitutional liberties;

Recites that regulators must be more accountable to elected representatives;

Urges Congress to initiate the amendment process to adopt the following amendment to the United States Constitution:

“
Whenever one quarter of the members of the United States House of Representatives or the United States Senate transmits to the
P
resident their written declaration of opposition to a proposed federal regulation, it shall require a majority vote of the House of Representatives and the S
enate to adopt that regulation.”

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL
House
JOINT RESOLUTION
NO
.
HJ0001

ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress to amend the United States Constitution to authorize congressional votes to approve or disapprove proposed federal regulations.

WHEREAS,

t
he growth and abuse of federal regulatory authority threaten our Constitutional liberties, including those guaranteed by the
bill of r
ights, particularly the tenth amendment
of
the United States
Constitution;
and

Whereas
,
f
ederal 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
,
t
he 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
,
e
ven if enacted, a law may be repealed or waived by a future Congress and
p
resident; and

Whereas
, a
n amendment to the United States Constitution does not require the
p
resident's approval and cannot be waived by a future Congress and
p
resident.

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 p
resident 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
a
s 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 President 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.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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