Constitution Restoration Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R AderholtSponsor

50 cosponsors · 1 D, 49 R

24 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 3, 2005

Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal district courts from exercising jurisdiction over any matter in which relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government or an officer or agent of such government concerning that entity's, officer's, or agent's acknowledgment of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.

Prohibits a court of the United States from relying upon any law, policy, or other action of a foreign state or international organization in interpreting and applying the Constitution, other than English constitutional and common law up to the time of adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

Provides that any Federal court decision relating to an issue removed from Federal jurisdiction by this Act is not binding precedent on State courts.

Provides that any Supreme Court justice or Federal court judge who exceeds the jurisdictional limitations of this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offense for which the justice or judge may be removed, and to have violated the standard of good behavior required of Article III judges by the Constitution.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Constitution Restoration Act of 2005

Latest action (Apr 4, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 3, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.