To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.

Bill: 114-hconres-63
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2015-07-15
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Appropriations

Congressional-executive branch relations

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that any executive order issued by the President before, on, or after the approval of this resolution that infringes on the powers and duties of Congress under article I, section 8 of the&nbsp;Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of federal funds not specifically appropriated for such executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. CON. RES. 63 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2015 Ms. Jenkins of Kansas submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.

Whereas some Executive orders have infringed on the prerogatives of the Congress and resulted in the expenditure of Federal funds not appropriated for the specific purposes of those Executive orders: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Congress that any Executive order issued by the President before, on, or after the date of the approval of this resolution that infringes on the powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as law.