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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.

Introduced: May 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
May 10, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 10, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the repeal of any federal law or regulation when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 16, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 92: 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.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-92/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 92: 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.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-92/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 92, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-92/.
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[H.J. Res. 92: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HJRES-92/)
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