LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT see also Congress; House of Representatives; Senate
Amendments
Appropriations: making (H.R. 4487), H3380, H3381, H3382, H3383, H3384, H3385, H3386 [1MY]
——— making (H.R. 4487), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3307 [30AP]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2329, H2330, H2331, H2332, H2334 [12MR]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2317 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions
Appropriations: making (see H.R. 4487), H3239 [28AP]
——— making (H.R. 4487), consideration (see H. Res. 557), H3291 [29AP]
Congress: bring an action seeking declaratory and injunctive relief in response to the failure of the President to meet the constitutional requirement to faithfully execute the law (see H.R. 3857), H183 [13JA]
——— end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power and direct GAO to issue a report detailing the extent of such delegation in order to phase it out (see H.R. 4343), H2744 [27MR]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (see S. 2118), S1584 [12MR] (see H.R. 4138), H2147 [4MR]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), consideration (see H. Res. 511), H2300 [11MR]
Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (see H.R. 4245), H2433 [13MR]
GPO: rename as the Government Publishing Office (see S. 1947), S439 [16JA]
House of Representatives: bring an action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch policies and actions on immigration (see H. Res. 772), H8868 [8DE]
House Rules: prohibit Committee on Ethics (House) waiver of requirement to include travel reimbursement information in financial disclosure reports of Members, officers, and employees of the House (see H. Res. 659), H5876 [8JY]
Lobbyists: require disclosure of political intelligence activities and restrict former employees and officials of executive and legislative branches relative to political intelligence contacts (see H.R. 5525), H7881 [18SE]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (see H.R. 3887), H472 [15JA]
——— prohibit use of funds provided for official travel expenses of Members and other officers and employees of the legislative branch for airline accommodations which are not coach-class accommodations (see H.R. 4632), H4058 [9MY]
——— prohibit use of representational allowance for payment of costs of first-class airline accommodations (see H. Res. 558), H3292 [29AP]
Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see H.R. 4312), H2695 [26MR]
Secret Service: establish an independent advisory panel to assess leadership structure, protocols, training, tools, and capabilities and make recommendations to improve efficiency and effectiveness (see H.R. 5698), H7978 [13NO]
War Powers Resolution: repeal and provide for proper war powers consultation between Congress and the President (see S. 1939), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 5416), H7296 [8SE]
Court documents
Dennis J. Kucinich, et al. v. President Obama, et al.: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, H2328 [12MR]
John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, etc., and Representative Conyers, et al., v. George W. Bush and Donald H. Rumsfeld: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, H2327 [12MR]
Representative Conyers, et al., v. George W. Bush, et al.: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, H2327 [12MR]
Representative Conyers, et al., v. Ronald W. Reagan, et al.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, H2327 [12MR]
Motions
Appropriations: making (H.R. 4487): recommit, H3390 [1MY]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2338 [12MR]
Remarks in House
Appropriations: making (H.R. 4487), H3368–H3392 [1MY], E717, E719 [8MY]
——— making (H.R. 4487), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3301–H3308 [30AP], E660 [1MY]
——— making (H.R. 4487), motion to recommit, H3390, H3391 [1MY]
Boehner, Speaker: proposal to sue President Obama for circumventing the American people and their elected representatives through executive action, H5834 [8JY], H5885 [9JY], H6391–H6395 [17JY], H6669 [23JY]
Buy American Act: clarify applicability to products purchased for use of legislative branch and prohibit exceptions for products bearing an official congressional insignia (H.R. 194), H6637 [22JY]
Capitol Building and Grounds: Capitol Visitor Center funding, H3383, H3384 [1MY]
——— U.S. Botanic Garden funding, H3382, H3383 [1MY]
Capitol Police: funding, H3376 [1MY]
Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H80 [9JA], H2687 [26MR], H2839–H2846 [2AP], H7843 [18SE], E1482 [19SE]
——— Office of Technology Assessment funding through reductions in House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, H3386, H3387 [1MY]
Constitution—U.S.: exclude executive actions taken to combat discrimination or protect civil rights from any congressional civil action, H2330, H2331 [12MR]
——— exclude executive actions taken to comply with judicial decisions interpreting the Constitution or Federal laws from any congressional civil action, H2332–H2334 [12MR], H7096 [30JY]
——— exclude executive exercising of prosecutorial discretion from any congressional civil action, H2331, H2332 [12MR]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), H2244 [6MR], H2307, H2309, H2310, H2319–H2340 [12MR], H2373 [13MR], H2438, H2471 [14MR], H6946 [28JY], H7090, H7096 [30JY]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), consideration (H. Res. 511), H2311–H2319 [12MR]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), motion to recommit, H2338 [12MR]
Federal agencies and departments: improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government (H.R. 4245), H2364 [13MR]
GAO: issue quarterly reports on costs associated with congressional civil actions against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws, H2335 [12MR]
House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (H. Res. 442), H114–H118 [9JA]
——— cancel August district work period and adopt a concurrent budget resolution by a certain date, H7048 [30JY]
——— prohibit funding for delivery of printed copies of Chief Administrative Officer Statement of Disbursements of the House to any Member, H3385 [1MY]
——— prohibit funding for delivery of printed copies of the Clerk of the House Daily Calendar of the House to any Member, H3386 [1MY]
Library of Congress: Open World Leadership Center funding, H3384, H3385 [1MY]
Members of Congress: hold salaries in escrow if Congress does not adopt a budget resolution or pass regular appropriations bills on a timely basis during a Congress (H.R. 3887), H229 [15JA], H7110 [30JY]
——— prohibit use of representational allowance for leasing of a vehicle except for short-term rentals and mobile district offices, H3380, H3381 [1MY]
——— reduce a portion of salaries for failure to adopt a concurrent budget resolution which does not provide for a balanced budget (H.R. 522), H3034 [8AP]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, H1439 [28JA], H1703–H1707 [10FE], H1731 [11FE], H2264 [11MR], H2849–H2851 [2AP], H5807–H5810 [26JN], H6127–H6130 [11JY], H6391–H6395 [17JY], H6948 [28JY], H8037 [18NO], H8358 [3DE], H8664–H8667 [4DE]
Office of Compliance: prevention and deterrence of sexual harassment in employment training funding, H3381, H3382 [1MY]
War Powers Resolution: repeal and provide for proper war powers consultation between Congress and the President (H.R. 5416), H7248 [8SE]
Remarks in Senate
Boehner, Speaker: proposal to sue President Obama for circumventing the American people and their elected representatives through Executive action, S4288 [9JY], S4443 [14JY]
Congress: legislative priorities, S11 [6JA]
Constitution—U.S.: protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws, S6182 [20NO]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (H.R. 4138), S2598 [1MY]
——— protect the separation of powers by allowing Congress to authorize a civil action against the President or executive branch for failure to execute laws (S. 2118), S1611 [13MR], S6110 [19NO]
Members of Congress: prohibit receipt of pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which a concurrent budget resolution and regular appropriations bills have not been approved, S3840, S3841 [19JN]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to constitutional role of Congress and separation of powers, S271 [13JA], S511 [28JA], S875 [11FE], S4890, S4891 [24JY], S6109 [19NO], S6327–S6329 [4DE]
War Powers Resolution: provide for proper war powers consultation between Congress and the President, S3958 [25JN]
——— repeal and provide for proper war powers consultation between Congress and the President (S. 1939), S441–S443 [16JA]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4138, Executive Needs To Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 511) (H. Rept. 113–378), H2300 [11MR]
Consideration of H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 557) (H. Rept. 113–426), H3291 [29AP]
Executive Needs To Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4138) (H. Rept. 113–377), H2260 [10MR]
Government Publishing Office Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1947), S2378 [10AP]
Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4487) (H. Rept. 113–417), H3239 [28AP]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4487) (S. Rept. 113–196), S3863 [19JN]
Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Portraits Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1820) (S. Rept. 113–217), S4762 [23JY]
Tables
Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4487), H3370–H3372 [1MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 511, consideration of H.R. 4138, Executive Needs To Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act and H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act, H2311 [12MR]
H. Res. 557, consideration of H.R. 4487, legislative branch of the Government appropriations, H3301 [30AP]
H.R. 4138, Executive Needs To Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law (ENFORCE the Law) Act, H2329 [12MR]