[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 12 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. J. RES. 12

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give 
 States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified 
        by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2011

  Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Risch, and Mr. 
Cornyn) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice 
             and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give 
 States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified 
        by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States.

    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--

    ``Any provision of law or regulation of the United States may be 
repealed by the several States, and such repeal shall be effective when 
the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States approve 
resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same 
provision or provisions of law or regulation to be repealed.''.
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