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119-hres-11119th Congress

Fair Representation Amendment

Sponsored By: Representative Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

Introduced

Summary

Reduce excessive executive branch discretion. The resolution would require 16 House authorizing committees to review laws in their jurisdictions and recommend changes that limit agency discretion, then send those recommendations to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for consolidation into one bill called the Article One Restoration Act.

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  • 16 House committees would have six months to review laws in their areas and submit recommendations to Oversight.
  • The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform would compile those recommendations and must report a single bill named the Article One Restoration Act that carries out the changes without substantive revision.
  • The goal of the package is to narrow where the executive branch can use broad interpretation or flexible enforcement of federal laws.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

House committees would limit executive discretion

This resolution would require 16 named House committees to review laws in their areas. They would have six months after adoption to send changes that remove excessive Executive Branch discretion. If adopted, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform would then report a bill carrying all recommendations without substantive revision. That reported bill would be titled the "Article One Restoration Act."

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

OH • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 1/9/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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