S. 2434 · 114th Congress
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
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Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 18, 2015
Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
This bill 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 as law.
The bill nullifies any such executive action and prohibits the use of appropriated funds to promulgate or enforce any such action.
The following persons may bring a civil action in an appropriate U.S. district 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 of the challenged executive action with respect to a liberty or property interest adversely affected directly by the executive action.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Separation of Powers Restoration and Second Amendment Protection Act
Latest action (Jan 11, 2016): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 18, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.