Write the Laws Act [HB-4343]
[Law Enforcement ]
Write the Laws Act - Prohibits: (1) the inclusion of a delegation of legislative powers clause in any bill passed by Congress, whether such delegation is to a branch of government, a federal or quasi-public agency, a state or instrumentality thereof, or any other organization or individual; or (2) any new presidential directive, adjudicative decision, rule, or regulation governing, limiting, imposing a penalty on, or otherwise regulating any activity of, any person or entity, other than a U.S. officer or employee, unless such directive, decision,
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HB-4343: Write the Laws Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stockman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/16/2014
ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 [HB-4138]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2014 or the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 - Authorizes either chamber of Congress, upon adoption of a resolution declaring that the President or any officer or employee of the United States has established or implemented a policy, practice, or procedure to refrain from enforcing, applying, following, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law in violation of the constitutional requirement that the President faithfully
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HB-4138: ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/13/2014
Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 [HB-410]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 - Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted by law. Nullifies
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HB-410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/28/2013
Constitutional Check and Balance Act [HB-4091]
[Law Enforcement ]
Constitutional Check and Balance Act - Authorizes any Member of Congress who casts a recorded vote on final passage of a version of a bill or joint resolution enacting a provision into law to bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief in an appropriate U.S. district court to compel an executive branch official to enforce the provision, if the President or any other executive branch official issues a memorandum or other written statement directing the official to not enforce it.
HB-4091: Constitutional Check and Balance Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/20/2014
Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 [HB-3973]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Ethics ]
Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 - Expands the circumstances under which the Attorney General is required to report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws to include any instance in which the Attorney General, an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ), or any other federal officer establishes or implements a policy to refrain from: (1) enforcing, applying, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer; or (2) adhering to,
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HB-3973: Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/24/2014
Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014 [HB-3857]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Ethics ]
Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014 - Authorizes the House of Representatives or the Senate to bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to compel the President to execute a law faithfully upon the adoption of a resolution declaring that, on the basis of any of certain actions, the President has failed to meet the requirement of the Constitution to take care that such law be faithfully executed. Requires approval by at least 60% of the members in either chamber for adoption of the resolution. Describes the presidential actions
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HB-3857: Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/20/2014
War Powers Reform Act [HB-383]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
War Powers Reform Act - Amends the War Powers Resolution to direct the President in every possible instance to submit to Congress before introducing U.S. Armed Forces into hostilities or situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated a written report setting forth the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. Directs the President, in the absence of a declaration of war or a specific statutory authorization (currently, only in the absence of a declaration of war), to submit a written report to Congress
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HB-383: War Powers Reform Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committee On Rules, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 01/23/2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Yoho
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committee On Rules, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 09/09/2013
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2786]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 to the Department of the Treasury for: (1) departmental offices, (2) the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, (3) the Office of Inspector General, (4) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, (5) the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), (6) the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, (7) the Bureau
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HB-2786: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 113-172, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/23/2013
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 [HB-130]
[Finance ]
Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to reduce from 14 years to 7 years the term of office of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Increases from two years to four years the post-service restriction which renders Board members ineligible to hold any office, position, or employment in any member bank. Revises the terms for ongoing service on the Board with respect to its Chairman and Vice Chairman. Requires the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives,
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HB-130: Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 01/03/2013
Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act [HB-1120]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act - Requires the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to cease all activity that requires a quorum of Board members. Prohibits the Board from appointing any personnel nor implementing, administering, or enforcing any decision, rule, vote, or other action decided, undertaken, adopted, issued, or finalized on or after January 4, 2012, that requires a quorum of the Board members. Terminates the requirements of this Act upon: (1) confirmation of all Board members constituting a quorum with
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HB-1120: Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/15/2013
President's Salary SUBMIT Act [HB-1082]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
President's Salary Suspended Unless Budget Measure Is On Time Act or President's Salary SUBMIT Act - Requires the payroll administrator responsible for the disbursement of the President's compensation to deposit in an escrow account all such payments otherwise required to be made, if by the first Monday in February of a year the President has not submitted his budget for the succeeding fiscal year. Requires the deposits to begin the day after such Monday and to be released to the President on the earlier of: the day on which he submits the budget,
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HB-1082: President's Salary SUBMIT Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows
Referred To The House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. on 03/12/2013
Preventing Unwarranted Communications Shutdowns Act of 2020 [HB-8659]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Limits the authority of the President to exercise certain emergency powers related to communications (e.g., suspending or amending rules and regulations applicable to facilities or stations for wire communications).
HB-8659: Preventing Unwarranted Communications Shutdowns Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Introduced In House on 10/23/2020
Protecting Our Democracy Act [S.4880]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Ethics ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.
S.4880: Protecting Our Democracy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 10/26/2020
Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020 [S.4836]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Prohibits the Department of Justice (DOJ) from taking a certain position in the case of Bullock v. United States Bureau of Land Management. Specifically, DOJ may not argue that an individual exercising the authority of the head of an agency, regardless of the individual's title and the individual serving without congressional consent for over a year, does not violate the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (That Act generally sets out the means by which an individual may temporarily serve in an executive agency position that requires the advice
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S.4836: Public Lands Leadership Act of 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/21/2020
The Heroes Act [S.4800]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
S.4800: The Heroes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
SCR-11: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2212) on 04/06/2011
You have voted SCR-11: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Obama administration's discontinuing to defend the Defense of Marriage Act..
HR-604: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution. on 04/09/2012
You have voted HR-604: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President exercised the recess appointment power despite the fact that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate have been adjourned for a period in excess of three days during the Second Session of the 112th Congress..
HR-465: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent intervention against the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa by United States Armed Forces does not serve the national interest and that the President of the United States should request authorization before sending troops overseas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stevan Pearce
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 11/14/2011
You have voted HR-465: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the recent intervention against the Lord's Resistance Army in Central Africa by United States Armed Forces does not serve the national interest and that the President of the United States should request authorization before sending troops overseas..