Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-264
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2023-01-10
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Department of Justice

Law enforcement administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands the circumstances under which the Department of Justice (DOJ) is required to report to Congress on a policy to refrain from enforcing federal law. </p> <p>Currently, DOJ is required to report to Congress when the Attorney General or other DOJ officer establishes or implements a non-enforcement policy on the grounds that the relevant provision of law is unconstitutional. </p> <p>This bill requires DOJ to report to Congress when any federal officer establishes or implements a non-enforcement policy on any grounds. Further, the bill requires the report to state the grounds for the non-enforcement policy. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 264 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 2023 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. LaTurner , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Latta , Ms. Tenney , and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 530D of title 28, United States Code.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2023 . 2. Amendment to section 530D of title 28, United States Code Section 530D(a)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting or any other Federal officer before establishes or implements a formal or informal policy ; and (2) in clause (i), by striking on the grounds that such provision is unconstitutional and inserting and state the grounds for such policy .