HR 7914 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14074.

Introduced May 31, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Clay Higgins R-LA

Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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.

IntroducedMay 31, 2022
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14074 (relating to policing and criminal justice practices).

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 31, 2022 to Jul 7, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	May 31, 2022
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	May 31, 2022
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	May 31, 2022
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	May 31, 2022
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	May 31, 2022
R-VA	Bob Good	Original	May 31, 2022
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	May 31, 2022
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	May 31, 2022
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	May 31, 2022
R-GA	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Original	May 31, 2022
R-TN	Mark E. Green	Original	May 31, 2022
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	May 31, 2022
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	May 31, 2022
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter		Jun 3, 2022
R-CO	Ken Buck		Jun 3, 2022
R-TX	Michael Cloud		Jun 3, 2022
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		Jun 3, 2022
R-PA	Scott Perry		Jun 7, 2022
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		Jul 7, 2022

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred May 31, 2022
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Nov 1, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 31, 2022Introduced in House
May 31, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H5227-H5228] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana: H.R. 7914. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 94, May 31, 2022, page H5228.

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Order 14074.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 31, 2022Introduced in House

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