[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 32 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 32

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give 
 States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the 
 repeal is agreed to by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2017

 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) submitted 
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 to give 
 States the authority to repeal Federal rules and regulations when the 
 repeal is agreed to 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--

    ``Section 1. The several States may repeal, in whole or in part, 
any Presidential Executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory 
action, or administrative ruling issued by a department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States. Such repeal shall take effect 
upon approval by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States 
of resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the same 
whole or part of the Executive order, rule, regulation, other 
regulatory action, or administrative ruling to be repealed.
    ``Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by 
appropriate legislation.''.
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