3.0.0 3857 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z 2023-01-11T13:27:10Z House H HR 2014-01-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GERLACH:H.R. 3857.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, including,but not limited to, clause 18 as this legislation exerciseslegislative power granted to Congress: ``to make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof''; and Article II,Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H183]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-03-20T14:03:16Z Referred to 2014-01-13T17:00:25Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-01-13T17:00:30Z 2014-03-20 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-01-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2014-01-13 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-01-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 N C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2014-01-13 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2014-01-13 True L000575 Rep. Lankford, James [R-OK-5] James Lankford R OK 5 2014-01-21 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2014-01-28 False H000329 Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] DOC HASTINGS R WA 4 2014-01-31 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2014-01-31 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2014-02-04 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2014-02-05 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2014-02-10 False R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 2014-02-10 False C001092 Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] Chris Collins R NY 27 2014-02-10 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2014-02-10 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2014-02-11 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2014-02-11 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2014-02-11 False H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2014-02-26 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2014-02-28 False W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2014-03-11 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2014-07-16 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2014-07-23 False Law Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional-executive branch relations Constitution and constitutional amendments District of Columbia Federal district courts Judicial procedure and administration Legislative rules and procedure Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Supreme Court Law 00 2014-01-13 Introduced in House 2014-01-29T17:22:28Z 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 involved as:

  • the promulgation of a regulation or agency administrative guidance;
  • the issuance of an executive order, including an order to not defend a challenge to the constitutionality of a law and an order to not enforce a law; and
  • the issuance of a signing statement with respect to enactment of a law.

Prescribes special rules with respect to any such action brought by the House or the Senate.

]]> Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014 Display Title Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Enforce the Take Care Clause Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the House of Representatives and the Senate to bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the failure of the President to meet the requirement of the Constitution to faithfully execute the law, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2014-01-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3857ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3857ih.xml 2014-03-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.