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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 Admin-
istration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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 incon-
sistent with their duties under the Constitution of the 
United States. 
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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 
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 implementation of any provision of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, title I or 
subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010, including any amendment 
made by such provision, or any other related provision of 
law, including a failure to implement any such provision. 
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 OfficeThe Office of the General Coun-
sel 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 Administra-
tion shall cause to be printed in the Congressional Record 
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a statement setting forth the aggregate amounts 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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House Calendar No. 129 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 676 
[Report No. 113–561] 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for authority to initiate litigation for ac-
tions by the President or other executive branch 
officials inconsistent with their duties under the 
Constitution of the United States. 
JULY 28, 2014 
Reported with an amendment 
JULY 28, 2014 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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