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This resolution would direct several House committees to review the laws they handle and suggest changes that would limit how much freedom the executive branch has when carrying out those laws. In plain terms, it is meant to shift more decision-making power back toward Congress by tightening laws that may give executive agencies too much room to interpret or apply them. The committees would have six months to do this review and send their recommendations to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which would then quickly turn those recommendations into legislation without changing their substance.
- It applies to 16 House committees, including Agriculture, Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means.
- Each covered committee would look at the laws within its area and find changes needed to reduce what the resolution calls “excessive” executive branch discretion.
- After all recommendations are received, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee must report legislation carrying them out as soon as possible, without making major changes.
- The resolution is called the “Fair Representation Amendment,” and the resulting legislation is intended to be called the “Article One Restoration Act.”
Official Summaries
Fair Representation Amendment
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 Article One Restoration Act.
The requirement applies to the following House committees:
Agriculture
Armed Services
Budget
Education and Workforce
Energy and Commerce
Financial Services
Foreign Affairs
Judiciary
Natural Resources
Oversight and Government Reform
Science, Space, and Technology
Small Business
Transportation and Infrastructure
Veterans’ Affairs
Ways and Means
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 11 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 11
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Davidson submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Rules
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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.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This resolution may be cited as the ``Fair Representation
Amendment''.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 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.
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