Relating to the application of Article II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 113-hres-656
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2014-07-07
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Border security and unlawful immigration

Civil actions and liability

Congressional-executive branch relations

Department of Homeland Security

House of Representatives

Immigration status and procedures
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Declares that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to meet the specified requirement of the U.S. Constitution to take care that a law be faithfully executed, with respect to the departmental policy to exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012.</p> <p>Requires the House of Representatives to bring a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the DHS policy.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2014 Mr. Issa submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 RESOLUTION Relating to the application of Article II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.

That the Secretary of Homeland Security has failed to meet the requirement of Article II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States to take care that a law be faithfully executed, with respect to the policy of the Department of Homeland Security to exercise prosecutorial discretion to with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012; and that the House of Representatives shall bring a civil action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the policy of the Department of Homeland Security.