HR 864 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Separation of Powers Restoration Act

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

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 9, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 6, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Separation of Powers Restoration Act - States that a presidential order, with specific exceptions, neither constitutes nor has the force of law and is limited in application and effect to the executive branch.

Directs the President to provide with each presidential order a statement of the specific statutory or constitutional authority for such action.

Authorizes both Houses of Congress, a Senator or Representative, certain State and local officials, and certain aggrieved persons to bring an action to challenge the validity of any presidential order which exceeds the power granted to the President by the relevant authorizing statute or the Constitution.

States that, to the extent that any Act of Congress grants to the President or any other executive officer or employee the power to declare a national emergency, such power is divested to Congress alone.

Terminates after 90 days all powers and authorities possessed by the President or any other Federal officer or employee or executive agency as a result of the existence of a declaration of national emergency in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2001 to Apr 25, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAJohn T. DoolittleMar 20, 2001
R-KSJim RyunApr 25, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
  2. Mar 6, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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