[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 330 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 330

Authorizing and directing certain authorizing committees to review laws 
within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform changes in such laws necessary to eliminate excessive 
     Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 17, 2017

Mr. Davidson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Authorizing and directing certain authorizing committees to review laws 
within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform changes in such laws necessary to eliminate excessive 
     Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE ACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Within 6 months after the date of adoption of this 
resolution, the committees listed in subsection (b) shall review laws 
within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform changes in those laws sufficient to eliminate 
excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.
    (b) Committees Subject to Subsection (a).--The following committees 
shall comply with subsection (a):
            (1) Committee on Agriculture.
            (2) Committee on Armed Services.
            (3) Committee on the Budget.
            (4) Committee on Energy and Commerce.
            (5) Committee on Education and the Workforce.
            (6) Committee on Financial Services.
            (7) Committee on Foreign Affairs.
            (8) Committee on the Judiciary.
            (9) Committee on Natural Resources.
            (10) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
            (11) Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
            (12) Committee on Small Business.
            (13) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
            (14) Committee on Veterans Affairs.
            (15) Committee on Ways and Means.
            (16) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE.

    Upon receiving all the recommendations made pursuant to section 1, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall expeditiously 
report legislation carrying out all such recommendations without any 
substantive revision. The short title of this legislation shall be the 
Article One Restoration Act.
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