S 1404 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Enumerated Powers Act

Introduced Jul 31, 2013 Originated Senate Sponsor Tom Coburn R-OK

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Latest action · Jul 31, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 31, 2013
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress, bill, resolution, conference report, or amendment to contain a concise explanation of the specific constitutional authority relied upon as the basis for enacting each portion of the measure.

Permits a statement of constitutionality, to the extent that a measure limits or abolishes any federal activity, spending, or power overall, to cite the 9th or the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Declares that invoking one or more specified parts of the following clauses in a statement of constitutionality is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Act: (1) the enumerated spending clause; (2) the necessary and proper clause; or (3) the commerce clause for any purpose other than the regulation of the buying and selling of goods or services, or their transportation, across boundaries with foreign nations, across state lines, or with the Indian tribes.

Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either chamber.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2013 to Feb 25, 2014; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNBob CorkerOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-INDaniel CoatsOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-LADavid VitterOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-NVDean HellerOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-NHKelly AyotteOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-UTMike LeeOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-KYRand PaulOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-WIRon JohnsonOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-MORoy BluntOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-TXTed CruzOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJul 31, 2013
R-MSThad CochranFeb 25, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred Jul 31, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2013Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 31, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S8709Tom Coburn R-OKDec 12, 2013
SenateDebate and remarks S6848Tom Coburn R-OKSep 24, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to prohibit the consideration of any bill by Congress unless the authority provided by the Constitution of the United States for the legislation can be determined and is clearly specified.
Short Titles as Introduced
Enumerated Powers Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2013Introduced in Senate

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