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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 32
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 22, 2019Mr. Bishop of Utah submitted the following joint resolution; 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 authority to
repeal Federal rules and regulations when the repeal is agreed to 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:
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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same whole or part of the Executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling to be repealed.
2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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