Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 25, 2006 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the President to report to: (1) Congress on his determination (as indicated in a statement made at the time of enactment or otherwise) to ignore a provision of newly enacted law, including his reasons for making such determination; and (2) the congressional intelligence committees if that determination is based upon classified material.
Directs the President to do the same regarding such a determination for each law enacted before enactment of this Act for the 107th through the 109th Congresses.
Prescribes expedited procedures in the House of Representatives for legislation in response to such determinations.
Requires the General Counsel of the House, at the request of a Member of the House, to prepare a report describing legal actions which may be brought by the Member to challenge the President's refusal to carry out any duly enacted provision of law.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2006 to Jun 8, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jun 8, 2006 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Jun 8, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 25, 2006 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred May 25, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Introduced in House
- May 25, 2006Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-523 | YUCCA MOUNTAIN REPOSITORY PROJECT67 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 16, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Civil actions and liability
- Congress
- Congressional legal counsel
- Congressional powers
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional-executive relations
- Constitutional law
- Expedited congressional procedure
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- House rules and procedure
- Law
- Legislation
- Members of Congress
- Presidential messages
- Presidential powers
- Veto
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Introduced in House
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