Authorizing and directing certain authorizing committees to review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in such laws necessary to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.
Latest action · May 17, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 17, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Directs the following House Committees to review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in them sufficient to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in their application:
- Agriculture;
- Armed Services;
- the Budget;
- Energy and Commerce;
- Education and the Workforce;
- Financial Services;
- Foreign Affairs;
- the Judiciary;
- Natural Resources;
- Oversight and Government Reform;
- Science, Space, and Technology;
- Small Business;
- Transportation and Infrastructure;
- Veterans Affairs;
- Ways and Means; and
- Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Requires the Committee, upon receiving all the recommendations, to expeditiously report legislation titled the "Article One Restoration Act" that carries out all such recommendations without any substantive revision.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2017 to Jun 6, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | May 22, 2017 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | May 23, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 6, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred May 17, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Introduced in House
- May 17, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Authorizing and directing certain authorizing committees to review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in such laws necessary to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional committees
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Armed Services
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Financial Services
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Small Business
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House of Representatives
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Legislative rules and procedure
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2017Introduced in House
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