Guarding Congressional Authority Act

3.0.0 1410 2022-11-01T16:47:41Z 2022-11-01T16:47:41Z House HR 2019-02-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. REED:H.R. 1410.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, specifically:Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to lay and collecttaxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts andprovide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States.Clause 11: The Congress shall have power to declare war,grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rulesconcerning captures on land and water.Clause 18: The Congress shall have power 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.Article I, Section 9, specifically:Clause 7: No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but inconsequence of appropriations made by law; and a regularstatement and account of receipts and expenditures of allpublic money shall be published from time to time.[Page H2272]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:32:49Z Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:45Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-28T16:02:03Z Referred to 2019-02-27T15:05:50Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-27T15:06:00Z 2019-04-08 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-02-28 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2019-02-27 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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 2019-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2019-02-27 True H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2019-02-27 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-02-27 True M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. 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00 2019-02-27 Introduced in House 2019-10-11T17:46:16Z Guarding Congressional Authority Act

This bill sets limits on the President's authority to declare a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act.

The President must terminate the executive declaration of a national emergency after 60 days unless Congress has affirmatively authorized the action or has extended the time period.

Any proposed executive action that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress shall have no force or effect.

A civil action may be brought in U.S. district court to challenge the validity of any proposed executive action that infringes on congressional powers and duties by any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or either or both chambers acting pursuant to a vote.

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Guarding Congressional Authority Act Display Title Guarding Congressional Authority Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the continuation of an executive emergency declaration under the National Emergencies Act absent approval by Congress. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Guarding Congressional Authority Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1410ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1410ih.xml 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.