ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015
Latest action · Jan 6, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2015 or the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015
Authorizes either chamber of Congress, upon adoption of a resolution declaring that the President or any officer or employee of the United States has established or implemented a policy, practice, or procedure to refrain from enforcing, applying, following, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law in violation of the constitutional requirement that the President faithfully execute the laws of the United States, to bring a civil action for a declaratory judgment to that effect.
Grants jurisdiction to a three-judge panel of a U.S. district court to hear such civil action and provides for an expedited direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2015 to Mar 2, 2015, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Original | Jan 6, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Jan 6, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Constitution and constitutional amendments
- Government Operations and Politics
- Judicial review and appeals
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Supreme Court
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 6, 2015Introduced in Senate
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