Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.
Latest action · Jul 30, 2014 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 468). (text: CR H7087)
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 22, 2014
- Agreed to in HouseJul 30, 2014
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in one or more civil actions, on behalf of the House, in a federal court of competent jurisdiction to seek any appropriate relief regarding the failure of the President, the head of any department or agency, or any other executive branch officer or employee, to act in a manner consistent with that official's duties under the U.S. Constitution and federal laws with respect to implementation of requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), certain PPACA-related requirements in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including any amendment made by them, or any other related provision of law, including a failure to implement it.
Requires the Speaker to notify the House of a decision to initiate or intervene in any such civil action.
Requires the Office of the General Counsel of the House, at the direction of the Speaker, to represent the House in the civil action initiated, or in which the House intervenes. Authorizes the Office to employ the services of outside counsel and other experts for this purpose.
Requires: (1) the chair of the Committee on House Administration to cause to be printed in the Congressional Record a statement setting forth the aggregate amounts expended by the Office on the outside counsel and other experts on a quarterly basis, and (2) the statement to be submitted for printing within 30 days after the expiration of each quarter.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 468 | On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended | Passed225–201 | Jul 30, 2014 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2014Reported Jul 28, 2014 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jul 22, 2014Discharged Jul 28, 2014 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 694. (consideration: CR H7087-7099)
- Jul 30, 2014The resolution provides for consideration of both H. Res. 676 and H.R. 935 in the House. Both measures are debatable for one hour.
- Jul 30, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 676.
- Jul 30, 2014The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7099)
- Jul 30, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 201 (Roll no. 468). (text: CR H7087)
- Jul 29, 2014Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 694 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of both H. Res. 676 and H.R. 935 in the House. Both measures are debatable for one hour.
- Jul 28, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Rules. H. Rept. 113-561, Part I.
- Jul 28, 2014Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Jul 28, 2014Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2014Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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.
Committee report
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33220 | Support Offices in the House of Representatives: Roles and Authorities | Report | Aug 30, 2024 |
| R42395 | A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 28, 2017 |
| R43474 | Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Delays, Extensions, and Other Administrative Actions Taken by the Obama Administration Archived | Report | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R42454 | Congressional Participation in Article III Courts: Standing to Sue Archived | Report | Sep 4, 2014 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this resolution.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 1131 | No description on file | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
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
- Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Civil actions and liability
- Comprehensive health care
- Congress
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government liability
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- House of Representatives
- Legal fees and court costs
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jul 28, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 22, 2014Introduced 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 resolution 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.
