[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 256 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 256

    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct 
          occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 1993

   Mr. Ramstad (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
McCollum, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Archer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Coble, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Canady, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
Spence, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith 
     of Michigan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Baker of 
California, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McMillan, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
Saxton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Royce, Mr. Grams, Mr. Taylor 
of North Carolina, Mr. Gallo, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Cox, Mr. Camp, Mr. Myers 
of Indiana, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Sundquist, Mr. Stump, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Buyer, 
 Mr. Linder, Mr. Upton, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. King, Mr. Sam 
  Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Roth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
Blute, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barrett of 
Nebraska, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Thomas of 
Wyoming, Mr. Klug, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
 Dickey, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Porter, Mr. Stearns, 
Mr. Talent, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hancock, 
 Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Horn, 
 Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
 Hobson) introduced the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
    Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
 prohibiting Federal laws and rules that impose liability for conduct 
          occurring before the date of enactment or issuance.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House 
concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be 
valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States 
within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article--

    ``Under any law enacted by the Congress or rule issued by a Federal 
entity, no person shall be liable for conduct occurring, or with 
respect to income accruing, before the date of the enactment of the law 
or issuance of the rule.''.

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