Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations or provide any other special consideration to elected or appointed Federal officials or any other Federal employee.
Latest action · May 1, 2015 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 1, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should pass no law that would exempt from its obligations, excuse from its criminal or civil penalties, or provide any other special consideration to Members of Congress, Supreme Court justices, the President, the Vice President, executive branch appointees, or any federal employee.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2015 to Jun 2, 2015, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-ME | Bruce Poliquin | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-NC | Mark Walker | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | Original | May 1, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jun 2, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
- May 1, 2015Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civil actions and liability
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Judges
- Members of Congress
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Supreme Court
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
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