H.R. 410: Restore the Constitution Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 23, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX36]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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Status

This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 23, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 23, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 23, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

6% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [ methodology]

Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (2R) (show)
Committees

House Judiciary

↪ The Constitution and Civil Justice

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Full Title

To provide that any executive action infringing on the Second Amendment has no force or effect, and to prohibit the use of funds for certain purposes.

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Text

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Last updated Jan 23, 2013.
4 pages

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1/23/2013--Introduced.
Restore the Constitution Act of 2013 - Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order, memoranda, proclamation, or signing statement issued by the President that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution or the Second Amendment, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive action, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted by law.
Nullifies any such executive action and prohibits the use of appropriated funds to promulgate or enforce any such action.
Authorizes the following persons to bring an action in an appropriate U.S. court to challenge the validity of any such executive action:
(1) any member or either or both chambers of Congress,
(2) the highest governmental official of any state or political subdivision if the challenged action infringes on a power of such state under any congressional enactment or relevant treaty, and
(3) any person aggrieved in a liberty or property interest adversely affected by the challenged action.

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