HCONRES 49 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty Power of the President does not extend beyond the enumerated powers of the Federal Government, but are limited by the Constitution, and any exercise of such Executive Power inconsistent with the Constitution shall be of no legal force or effect.

Introduced Mar 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Ron Paul R-TX

Latest action · Mar 6, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Progress

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IntroducedMar 6, 2001
Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) no treaty that denies or abridges any constitutionally enumerated right or any powers reserved by the Constitution to the States or to the people shall be of any legal force or effect; (2) no treaty shall authorize any foreign power or international organization to oversee, supervise, monitor, control, or adjudicate citizens' legal rights, privileges, or immunities subject to the domestic jurisdiction of the United States or the States and that any decision of any international body to the contrary shall be disregarded by U.S. and State courts; (3) no treaty shall have any force or effect as law within the United States except as provided for by appropriate legislation duly enacted by Congress; and (4) no executive agreement or other agreement between the U.S. Government and the government of any other nation shall have any force or effect as law within the United States but shall be subject to the same procedures and limitations on treaties as set forth in the Constitution.

Cosponsors 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2001 to Feb 4, 2002.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Mar 20, 2001
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.	Mar 29, 2001
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Feb 4, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Mar 6, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 6, 2001Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Titles 1

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Official Title as Introduced: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Treaty Power of the President does not extend beyond the enumerated powers of the Federal Government, but are limited by the Constitution, and any exercise of such Executive Power inconsistent with the Constitution shall be of no legal force or effect.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

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Mar 6, 2001Introduced in House

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