We the People Act
Latest action · Jan 5, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
We the People Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on judicial decisions involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the free exercise or establishment of religion; (2) the right of privacy, including issues of sexual practices, orientation, or reproduction; or (3) the right to marry without regard to sex or sexual orientation where based upon equal protection of the laws.
Allows the Supreme Court and the federal courts to determine the constitutionality of federal statutes, administrative rules, or procedures in considering cases arising under the Constitution. Prohibits the Supreme Court and the federal courts from issuing any ruling that appropriates or expends money, imposes taxes, or otherwise interferes with the legislative functions or administrative discretion of the states.
Authorizes any party or intervener in matters before any federal court, including the Supreme Court, to challenge the jurisdiction of the court under this Act.
Provides that the violation of this Act by any justice or judge is an impeachable offense and a material breach of good behavior subject to removal.
Negates as binding precedent on the state courts any federal court decision that relates to an issue removed from federal jurisdiction by this Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 5, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jan 5, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E32-33)
- Jan 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- We the People Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
- Appellate courts
- Appropriations
- Church and state
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Constitutional law
- District courts
- Economics and Public Finance
- Equality before the law
- Federal mandates
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Homosexuality
- Impeachments
- Judicial ethics
- Judicial tenure
- Jurisdiction
- Law
- Local laws
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Reproduction
- Right of privacy
- Same-sex marriage
- Sex
- Sexual orientation
- State courts
- State laws
- States' rights
- Supreme Court
- Taxation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
