Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments.

Bill: 114-hjres-96
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2016-07-05
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization

Federal officials

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Constitutional Amendment </strong></p> <p>This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the President from filling any vacancy during the recess of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: IA 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 96 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 5, 2016 Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Olson , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , and Mr. LaMalfa ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments.

That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification:  — The President shall not have the power to fill up any vacancy during the recess of the Senate. .