IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 11 
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 with respect to the implementation 
of the immigration laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2015 
Mr. BROOKS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. GOH-
MERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, 
Mr. NUGENT, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) submitted the following resolu-
tion; 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for authority to initiate litigation for actions by 
the President or other executive branch officials incon-
sistent with their duties under the Constitution of the 
United States with respect to the implementation of the 
immigration laws. 
Resolved, That the Speaker is authorized to initiate 
or intervene in one or more civil actions on behalf of the 
House of Representatives in a Federal court of competent 
jurisdiction to seek any appropriate relief regarding the 
failure of the President, the head of any department or 
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agency, or any other officer or employee of the executive 
branch, to act in a manner consistent with that official’s 
duties under the Constitution and laws of the United 
States with respect to immigration laws or laws pertaining 
or relating to illegal aliens, undocumented immigrants, or 
non-American citizens. The phrase ‘‘appropriate relief’’ in-
cludes but is not limited to all forms of equitable relief, 
including a declaratory judgment action to determine the 
meaning of laws and whether they are being obeyed or 
disobeyed, and a writ of mandamus, temporary restraining 
order, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction, and 
such other relief as is necessary to compel obedience to 
law. 
SEC. 2. The Speaker shall notify the House of Rep-
resentatives of a decision to initiate or intervene in any 
civil action pursuant to this resolution. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Office of the General Counsel of the 
House of Representatives, at the direction of the Speaker, 
shall represent the House in any civil action initiated, or 
in which the House intervenes, pursuant to this resolution, 
and may employ the services of outside counsel and other 
experts for this purpose. 
(b) The chair of the Committee on House Adminis-
tration shall cause to be printed in the Congressional 
Record a statement setting forth the aggregate amounts 
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expended by the Office of General Counsel on outside 
counsel and other experts pursuant to subsection (a) on 
a quarterly basis. Such statement shall be submitted for 
printing not more than 30 days after the expiration of 
each such period. 
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