IV 

House Calendar No. 129 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 676 

[Report No. 113–561] 

Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by the President 

or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under 

the Constitution of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 22, 2014 

Mr. SESSIONS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JULY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

JULY 28, 2014 

The Committee on House Administration discharged; referred to the House 

Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by 

the President or other executive branch officials inconsistent with their duties under the Constitution of the 

United States. 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HRES 676 RH 

1 Resolved, That the Speaker is authorized to initiate 

2 or intervene in one or more civil actions on behalf of the 

3 House of Representatives in a Federal court of competent 

4 jurisdiction to seek any appropriate relief regarding the 

5 failure of the President, the head of any department or 

6 agency, or any other officer or employee of the executive 

7 branch, to act in a manner consistent with that official’s 

8 duties under the Constitution and laws of the United 

9 States with respect to implementation of any provision of 

10 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, title I or 

11 subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 

12 Reconciliation Act of 2010, including any amendment 

13 made by such provision, or any other related provision of 

14 law, including a failure to implement any such provision. 

15 SEC. 2. The Speaker shall notify the House of Rep16 resentatives of a decision to initiate or intervene in any 

17 civil action pursuant to this resolution. 

18 SEC. 3. (a) The OfficeThe Office of the General Coun19 sel of the House of Representatives, at the direction of 

20 the Speaker, shall represent the House in any civil action 

21 initiated, or in which the House intervenes, pursuant to 

22 this resolution, and may employ the services of outside 

23 counsel and other experts for this purpose. 

24 (b) The chair of the Committee on House Administra25 tion shall cause to be printed in the Congressional Record 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HRES 676 RH 

1 a statement setting forth the aggregate amounts expended 

2 by the Office of General Counsel on outside counsel and 

3 other experts pursuant to subsection (a) on a quarterly 

4 basis. Such statement shall be submitted for printing not 

5 more than 30 days after the expiration of each such period. 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
House Calendar No. 129 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 676 

[Report No. 113–561] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for authority to initiate litigation for acConstitution of the United States. officials inconsistent with their duties under the tions by the President or other executive branch 

JULY 28, 2014 

Reported with an amendment 

JULY 28, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with BILLS