3.0.0 300 2019-11-15T21:37:07Z 2019-11-15T21:37:07Z House H HR 2007-01-05 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-01-05T14:32:20Z 2007-01-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-01-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32-33) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 N P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2007-01-05 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2007-01-05 True Law Appellate courts Appropriations Church and state Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Constitutional law District courts Economics and Public Finance Equality before the law Federal mandates Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Health Homosexuality Impeachments Judicial ethics Judicial tenure Jurisdiction Local laws Religion Religious liberty Reproduction Right of privacy Same-sex marriage Sex Sexual orientation State courts State laws States' rights Supreme Court Taxation Law 00 2007-01-05 Introduced in House 2007-01-19T21:04:05Z We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws.

Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal statutes, administrative rules, or procedures in considering cases arising under the Constitution. Prohibits the Supreme Court and the federal courts from issuing any ruling that appropriates or expends money, imposes taxes, or otherwise interferes with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states.

Authorizes any party or intervener in matters before any federal court, including the Supreme Court, to challenge the jurisdiction of the court under this Act.

Provides that the violation of this Act by any justice or judge is an impeachable offense and a material breach of good behavior subject to removal.

Negates as binding precedent on the state courts any federal court decision that relates to an issue removed from federal jurisdiction by this Act.

]]> We the People Act Short Titles as Introduced We the People Act Display Title We the People Act Official Title as Introduced To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2007-01-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr300ih/xml/BILLS-110hr300ih.xml 2007-01-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.