South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1164: Call for an Article V Convention of States on Federal Fiscal Responsibility
Status: In committee, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO Call for an Article V Convention of States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States focused exclusively on proposing a federal fiscal responsibility amendment; TO PROVIDE FOR STATE ACTION IF CONGRESS DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE CALL; AND TO OFFER CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS THE LOCATION FOR THE CONVENTION TO OCCUR. W hereas, convention of states gatherings attended by commissioners authorized from their respective state legislatures have historically proven to be an effective approach to have states consider, recommend, and advance solutions to c.
From the engrossed text, May 5, 2026:
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO Call for an Article V Convention of States to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States focused exclusively on proposing a federal fiscal responsibility amendment; TO PROVIDE FOR STATE ACTION IF CONGRESS DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE CALL; AND TO OFFER CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, AS THE LOCATION FOR THE CONVENTION TO OCCUR. W hereas, convention of states gatherings attended by commissioners authorized from their respective state legislatures have historically proven to be an effective approach to have states consider, recommend, and advance solutions to common problems; and W hereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States provides a constitutionally guaranteed right of the States to utilize a convention of states to gather and propose amendments to the Constitution completely independent of Congressional interference; and W hereas, the General Assembly of South Carolina, in concert with the findings of other state's legislatures, has determined that sufficient states have passed resolutions applying for a convention of states to propose amendments pursuant to Article V, thereby rendering it appropriate to announce the time and location for such a Convention and begin to select and instruct commissioners as official delegates for South Carolina; and W hereas, a recent independent audit officially presented to Congress by the National Federalism Commission thoroughly documented and certified that two-thirds of …