Directing the House of Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain policies and actions taken by the executive branch.
Latest action · Dec 12, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
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- IntroducedDec 12, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Requires the House of Representatives to bring a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge any of the following policies or actions:
- the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policy that, for health insurance coverage that is renewed for a policy year between January 1, 2014, and October 1, 2014, health insurance issuers may continue to offer coverage that would otherwise be terminated or cancelled for noncompliance with various requirements of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (relating to health insurance coverage, individual group market reforms, and general reforms) and corresponding portions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and the Internal Revenue Code, as announced by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on November 14, 2013;
- the one-year delay in the application of the reporting requirements of the Code (and its related requirements with respect to shared responsibility for employers regarding health coverage), as provided under Department of the Treasury Notice 2013-45, as announced by the Department on July 2, 2013;
- the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy to exercise prosecutorial discretion for individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012; and
- the authorization, approval, renewal, modification, or extension of any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSA) that waives compliance with any of its mandatory work requirements through a waiver of SSA state family assistance plan requirements.
Derives any amounts obligated or expended by the House to carry out this resolution during a fiscal year from existing appropriations for House salaries and expenses for that fiscal year.
Provides that nothing in this resolution may be construed as authorizing an increase in the amount of budget authority available to the House for that fiscal year.
Cosponsors 119
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2013 to Jun 18, 2014, with 29 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-OK | Jim Bridenstine | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Dec 12, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2013Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Appropriations
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Civil actions and liability
- Comprehensive health care
- Congress
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment and training programs
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- House of Representatives
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2013Introduced in House
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