Fair Representation Amendment

Bill: 119-hres-11
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2025-01-03
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

House Committee on Agriculture

House Committee on Appropriations

House Committee on Armed Services

House Committee on Education and Workforce

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

House Committee on Financial Services

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

House Committee on Natural Resources

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

House Committee on Small Business

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

House Committee on Ways and Means

House Committee on the Budget

House Committee on the Judiciary

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Fair Representation Amendment</strong></p><p>This resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title<em>&nbsp;Article One Restoration Act</em>.</p><p>The requirement applies to the following House committees:</p><p>Agriculture<br/>Armed Services<br/>Budget<br/>Education and Workforce<br/>Energy and Commerce<br/>Financial Services<br/>Foreign Affairs<br/>Judiciary<br/>Natural Resources<br/>Oversight and Government Reform<br/>Science, Space, and Technology<br/>Small Business<br/>Transportation and Infrastructure<br/>Veterans’ Affairs<br/>Ways and Means<br/>Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence</p>

tv_txt: IV 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 11 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2025 Mr. Davidson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Authorizing and directing certain authorizing committees to review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in such laws necessary to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws.

1. Short title This resolution may be cited as the Fair Representation Amendment . 2. Authorizing committee actions (a) In general Within 6 months after the date of adoption of this resolution, the committees listed in subsection (b) shall review laws within their jurisdiction and submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform changes in those laws sufficient to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion in the application of those laws. (b) Committees subject to subsection (a) The following committees shall comply with subsection (a): (1) Committee on Agriculture. (2) Committee on Armed Services. (3) Committee on the Budget. (4) Committee on Energy and Commerce. (5) Committee on Education and the Workforce. (6) Committee on Financial Services. (7) Committee on Foreign Affairs. (8) Committee on the Judiciary. (9) Committee on Natural Resources. (10) Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (11) Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (12) Committee on Small Business. (13) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (14) Committee on Veterans Affairs. (15) Committee on Ways and Means. (16) Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 3. Legislative procedure Upon receiving all the recommendations made pursuant to section 1, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall expeditiously report legislation carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive revision. The short title of this legislation shall be the Article One Restoration Act.