United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 148 (103rd)
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States barring Federal unfunded mandates to the States.
Introduced
27 October 1993
Last action
27 October 1993 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC], Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Subjects
Rule of law, Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the Federal Government from requiring States or local governments to take any action that requires them to engage in additional or expanded activities or services, unless they receive from the Federal Government compensation equal to the net additional costs. Waives provisions of this Act during a fiscal emergency of up to 180 days that is declared in a joint resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress and signed by the President.
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Timeline
27 October 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 October 1993
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14540)
Source: IntroReferral
27 October 1993
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 October 1993 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/148
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/sjres/148
- us · 103-sjres-148 · source updated 10 August 2026