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SC H3007
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Murrell Smith
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AI Summary
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Applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention of states limited to proposing a balanced budget amendment requiring federal appropriations not exceed estimated revenues except during national emergencies
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References federal public debt exceeding $36 trillion as justification for fiscal restraints on the federal government
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Explicitly prohibits the convention from considering any amendments to the Bill of Rights or the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, with the application becoming void if such changes are considered
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Establishes that states vote on a one-state, one-vote basis at the convention, and reserves the South Carolina General Assembly's authority to instruct or recall its delegates at any time
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Remains a continuing application until two-thirds of state legislatures submit similar applications, and supersedes all previous South Carolina applications on this subject
Legislative Description
Convention of the States
Last Action
Adopted, returned to House with concurrence
1/14/2026