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Fair Representation Amendment This resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title Article One Restoration Act . The requirement applies to the following House committees: Agriculture Armed Services Budget Education and Workforce Energy and Commerce Financial Services Foreign Affairs Judiciary Natural Resources Oversight and Government Reform Science, Space, and Technology Small Business Transportation and Infrastructure Veterans’ Affairs Ways and Means Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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2025-01-03
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2025-01-03
Submitted in House
2025-01-03
Submitted in House
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119 HRES 11 IH: Fair Representation Amendment U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 11 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Davidson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION 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. 1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Fair Representation Amendment . 2. Authorizing committee actions (a) In general Within 6 months after the date of adoption of this resolution, the committees listed in subsection (b) shall review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in those laws sufficient to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws. (b) Committees subject to subsection (a) The following committees shall comply with subsection (a): (1) Committee on Agriculture. (2) Committee on Armed Services. (3) Committee on the Budget. (4) Committee on Energy and Commerce. (5) Committee on Education and the Workforce. (6) Committee on Financial Services. (7) Committee on Foreign Affairs. (8) Committee on the Judiciary. (9) Committee on Natural Resources. (10) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (11) Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (12) Committee on Small Business. (13) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (14) Committee on Veterans Affairs. (15) Committee on Ways and Means. (16) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 3. Legislative procedure Upon receiving all the recommendations made pursuant to section 1, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall expeditiously report legislation carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive revision. The short title of this legislation shall be the Article One Restoration Act.
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