Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 - Expands the circumstances under which the Attorney General is required to report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws to include any instance in which the Attorney General, an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ), or any other federal officer establishes or implements a policy to refrain from: (1) enforcing, applying, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer; or (2) adhering to, enforcing, applying, or complying with, a final decision of any court of jurisdiction respecting the application of the Constitution, any statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer. (Currently, reports are not required with respect to the policies of other federal officers and reports concerning nonenforcement of a law are required only when the Attorney General or a DOJ officer refrains on grounds that the provision is unconstitutional.)
Requires such reports to state the grounds for policies of nonenforcement.
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[H.R. 3973 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3973
To amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 29, 2014
Mr. DeSantis (for himself, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Chabot, Mr.
Byrne, Mr. Salmon, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Weber of Texas,
Mr. Posey, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Massie, Mr. LaMalfa,
Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Duncan of South
Carolina, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Rooney, Mr. Schweikert, Mr.
Lankford, and Mr. Stutzman) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Faithful Execution of the Law Act of
2014''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 530D OF TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.
Section 530D(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or any other Federal officer'' before
``establishes or implements a formal or informal policy''; and
(2) in clause (i), by striking ``on the grounds that such
provision is unconstitutional'' and inserting ``and state the
grounds for such policy''.
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Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-376.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 280.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 511 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Rule H. Res. 511 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 511. (consideration: CR H2340-2348; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2340)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4138 and H.R. 3973. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3973.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 511, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison Part B amendment no. 1.
The previous question was ordered on the amendment and the bill pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2348)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 3973 would be postponed.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2401-2405)
Ms. Lujan Grisham (NM) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Judiciary. (consideration: CR H2402-2404; text: CR H2402)
Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lujan Grisham motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to ensure that the underlying bill does not apply to information that would pose a national security risk when dealing with terrorists, drug cartels, money launderers and foreign enemies of the United States.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2403)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 225 (Roll no. 128). (consideration: CR H2403)
Roll Call #128 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 129).
Roll Call #129 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 244 - 171 (Roll no. 129).
Roll Call #129 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.