[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2062 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 310
113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2062

To authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and 
 injunctive relief in response to a written statement by the President 
 or any other official in the executive branch directing officials of 
        the executive branch to not enforce a provision of law.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2014

 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read the first time

                             March 3, 2014

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and 
 injunctive relief in response to a written statement by the President 
 or any other official in the executive branch directing officials of 
        the executive branch to not enforce a provision of law.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Constitutional Check and Balance 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING CAUSE OF ACTION BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN RESPONSE 
              TO WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OR OTHER EXECUTIVE 
              BRANCH OFFICIAL DIRECTING EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS TO 
              NOT ENFORCE A LAW.

    (a) Cause of Action Authorized.--If the President or any other 
official in the executive branch of the Federal Government issues a 
memorandum or other written statement directing any official in the 
executive branch to not enforce a provision of law, a Member of 
Congress who meets the requirement described in subsection (b) may 
bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief in an appropriate 
United States district court to compel such official to enforce the 
provision of law.
    (b) Requirement for Eligibility.--The requirement described in this 
subsection with respect to a provision of law is that the Member of 
Congress cast a recorded vote on final passage of the version of the 
bill or joint resolution that enacted the provision into law.
                                                       Calendar No. 310

113th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2062

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize Members of Congress to bring an action for declaratory and 
 injunctive relief in response to a written statement by the President 
 or any other official in the executive branch directing officials of 
        the executive branch to not enforce a provision of law.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 3, 2014

            Read the second time and placed on the calendar