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Fair Representation Amendment
In one sentence
This resolution directs specific House committees to review laws under their control and recommend changes that remove excessive power held by executive branch agencies.
What it does
- Requires listed House committees to study the laws they oversee within six months of this resolution being adopted.
- Asks these committees to find ways to eliminate excessive Executive Branch discretion when applying current laws.
- Directs the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to collect all recommendations from other committees.
- Orders the creation of a new bill called the Article One Restoration Act based only on those collected recommendations.
Who it affects
- The House Committees listed in Section 2, including Agriculture, Armed Services, Judiciary, and Ways and Means.
- The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which must report the final legislation.
- Executive Branch agencies that currently apply laws with broad discretion.
Limits and unknowns
- This resolution does not change any current laws until the new bill, Article One Restoration Act, passes both houses of Congress.
- The text defines 'excessive discretion' as something to be eliminated but does not list specific examples of what counts as excessive.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Excessive Executive Branch Discretion
- When government agencies have too much freedom to decide how to use or enforce a law without clear rules from Congress, which this resolution aims to eliminate.
- Jurisdiction
- The specific area of laws and topics that a committee is responsible for reviewing.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
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
Official activity
Bill history
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.House floor actions
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress
- Submitted in HouseLibrary of Congress