Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-190
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE]
Introduced: 2013-01-31
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer credit

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal Reserve System

Federal officials

Labor-management relations

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Latest action: action_date: 2013-01-31
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-31
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013 - Prohibits the use of federal funds by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to undertake or enforce activities commencing on or after January 4, 2012, that require authorization by a quorum of NLRB members. </p> Prohibits any transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve for use by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to implement activities that are authorized only upon the confirmation of a CFPB Director.

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2013 Mr. Johanns (for himself, Mr. Alexander , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Burr , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Chambliss ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities of the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition on funding of certain NLRB activities No Federal funds may be used by the National Labor Relations Board to undertake or enforce activities commencing on or after January 4, 2012 that require authorization by not less than a quorum of the members of the Board. 3. Prohibition on funding of certain CFPB activities No funds may be transferred from the Federal Reserve to be used by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to carry out activities that are authorized only upon the confirmation of a Director of the Bureau. 4. Sunset The provisions of this Act shall terminate on the date on which— (1) with respect to section 2, the members of the National Labor Relations Board are confirmed in a number sufficient for a quorum consistent with the advice and consent requirements of the United States Constitution, as determined in accordance with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in the case Noel Canning v. National Labor Relations Board (No. 12–1115); and (2) with respect to section 3, a Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection is confirmed consistent with the advice and consent requirements described in paragraph (1).