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IN HJR0005
Joint Resolution
Status
1/6/2011
Primary Sponsor
Cynthia Noe
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AI Summary
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Applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to limit federal power
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Proposes amendments to improve federal fiscal management, including balanced budget requirements, prohibitions or limitations on federal debt, and caps on expenditures, revenues, or taxes
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Seeks legislative process reforms requiring all congressional bills contain only a single subject and mandating minimum review time before passage
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Aims to restrain federal power by clarifying Congress cannot use spending power to regulate activities outside enumerated powers and prohibiting unfunded mandates on states
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Empowers state legislatures to repeal acts of Congress and federal administrative regulations; application remains in effect until rescinded by the Indiana General Assembly
Legislative Description
Constitutional convention to limit federal power.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Statutory Committee on Interstate and International Cooperation
1/6/2011