Congress 113 - HR 3973 - Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014

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Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 - Expands the circumstances under which the Attorney General is required to report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws to include any instance in which the Attorney General, an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ), or any other federal officer establishes or implements a policy to refrain from: (1) enforcing, applying, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer; or (2) adhering to, enforcing, applying, or complying with, a final decision of any court of jurisdiction respecting the application of the Constitution, any statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer. (Currently, reports are not required with respect to the policies of other federal officers and reports concerning nonenforcement of a law are required only when the Attorney General or a DOJ officer refrains on grounds that the provision is unconstitutional.)

Requires such reports to state the grounds for policies of nonenforcement.

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Mar 24, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2014

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 13, 2014

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 129).
Mar 13, 2014

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 129).
Mar 13, 2014

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 225 (Roll no. 128). (consideration: CR H2403)
Mar 13, 2014

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2403)
Mar 13, 2014

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lujan Grisham motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to ensure that the underlying bill does not apply to information that would pose a national security risk when dealing with terrorists, drug cartels, money launderers and foreign enemies of the United States.
Mar 13, 2014

Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR H2402-2404; text: CR H2402)
Mar 13, 2014

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2401-2405)
Mar 13, 2014

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Mar 12, 2014

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 3973 would be postponed.
Mar 12, 2014

The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the bill pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2348)
Mar 12, 2014

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 511, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison Part B amendment no. 1.
Mar 12, 2014

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3973.
Mar 12, 2014

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Mar 12, 2014

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 511. (consideration: CR H2340-2348; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2340)
Mar 12, 2014

Rule H. Res. 511 passed House.
Mar 11, 2014

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 511 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Mar 7, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
Mar 7, 2014

Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-376.
Mar 5, 2014

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11.
Mar 5, 2014

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 4, 2014

Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Discharged.
Jan 30, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 29, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2014

Introduced in House

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