,,ia #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #aae ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ba1 #bjad ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,walberg1 ,mrs4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,campbell1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,griffith of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 and ,mr4 ,graves of ,georgia7 introduced the following joint resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,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 ,states4 ,that the following article is proposed as an amendment to the ,constitution of the ,united ,states1 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after the date of its submission for ratification3 -- ,any provision of law or regulation of the ,united ,states may be repealed by the several ,states1 and such repeal shall be effective when the legislatures of two-thirds of the several ,states approve resolutions for this purpose that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 repealed4 4