[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 110 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 110

    Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not 
 interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize 
    the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate 
  personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed 
 Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor 
    against their will or without compensation, or to force private 
    businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2012

  Mrs. Adams (for herself, Mr. Ross of Florida, Mr. West, Mr. King of 
  Iowa, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
    Schilling, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Reed, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
Gohmert, and Mr. Amodei) submitted the following concurrent resolution; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not 
 interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 to authorize 
    the President or any Federal department or agency to confiscate 
  personal or private property, to force conscription into the Armed 
 Forces on the American people, to force civilians to engage in labor 
    against their will or without compensation, or to force private 
    businesses to relinquish goods or services without compensation.

Whereas President Obama signed an Executive Order relating to National Defense 
        Resources Preparedness on March 16, 2012;
Whereas the 5th Amendment of the United States Constitution states, ``No person 
        shall . . . be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due 
        process of law'';
Whereas our Founding Fathers came to America based on the truth that the rights 
        of individuals do not come from government--they come from our Creator;
Whereas John Adams said, ``The moment the idea is admitted into society that 
        property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a 
        force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny 
        commence.'';
Whereas Thomas Jefferson said, ``A wise and frugal government, which shall 
        restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise 
        free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and 
        shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.'';
Whereas Benjamin Franklin said, ``They that can give up essential liberty to 
        purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor 
        safety.''; and
Whereas any Executive Order can be challenged in court on the grounds that it 
        deviates from congressional intent or exceeds the President's 
        constitutional powers and the March 16, 2012, Executive Order relating 
        to National Defense Resources Preparedness is no different: Now 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that the President should not 
interpret or construe the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2061 et seq.) to authorize the President or any Federal department 
or agency to confiscate personal or private property, to force 
conscription into the Armed Forces on the American people, to force 
civilians to engage in labor against their will or without 
compensation, or to force private businesses to relinquish goods or 
services without compensation.
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