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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. J. RES. 34
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 13, 2014
Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Barrasso) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and 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 States.
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:
—
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United States may be repealed by the several States, and such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repealed.
.