Bill Text: MO HCR38 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urgently requests the United States Congress to cease and desist from imposing unfunded mandates on the states
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-05-14 - Adopted (H) - AYES: 130 NOES: 23 [HCR38 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2010-HCR38-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
House Concurrent Resolution No. 38
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES ICET (Sponsor), GRISAMORE, THOMSON, FUNDERBURK, NIEVES, SCHAAF, STREAM, FLANIGAN, TRACY, COX, ERVIN, CORCORAN, RUZICKA, SATER, WILSON (130), PRATT, DENISON, BIVINS AND GATSCHENBERGER (Co-sponsors).
Whereas, unfunded federal mandates place unreasonable demands on limited state resources; and
Whereas, the federal government has continuously exhibited a lack of understanding and regard to states who are required by their respective constitutions to balance spending with resources; and
Whereas, the continuous imposition of these mandates will place the State of Missouri in a position of either funding federal requirements with limited resources, thus causing reductions to other state services, or they will impede the state from drawing down federal funds for currently enacted programs:
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-fifth General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby urgently request the United States Congress to cease and desist from imposing continuous unfunded mandates on states; and
Be it further resolved that the General Assembly urgently requests that the Governor of the State of Missouri and the Missouri Congressional delegation resist continued funding requirements for the Missouri budget; and
Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare properly inscribed copies of this resolution for President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Governor Jay Nixon, and each member of the Missouri Congressional delegation.
