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Fair Representation Amendment

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Sponsor: Rep. Warren Davidson (OH)
Last action: 2025-01-03
Official status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Effective date: Not listed

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Fair Representation Amendment

This resolution directs specific House committees to review laws within their jurisdiction and recommend changes to reduce excessive executive branch discretion in applying those laws.

What This Bill Does

Directs certain House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws under their control.
Requires these committees to submit recommendations for reducing the executive branch's power over law application.
Sets a deadline of six months after adoption for committee actions.
Specifies that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will compile all recommendations into legislation.

Who It Names or Affects

House committees listed in the resolution, including 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, and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Terms To Know

Executive Branch: The part of the U.S. government responsible for enforcing laws and managing day-to-day operations.
Jurisdiction: The area or subject matter over which a committee has authority to make decisions or recommendations.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what changes will be made, only that they should reduce executive branch discretion.
It is unclear how the recommendations will be implemented after being compiled into legislation.
The effectiveness of reducing executive branch discretion depends on future legislative actions.

Bill History

2025-01-03 House floor actions
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2025-01-03 Library of Congress
Submitted in House
2025-01-03 Library of Congress
Submitted in House

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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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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