HR 3973 · 113th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-01-29· Sponsored by Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2014-03-24)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2014-03-13
Roll #129
Yea 244Nay 171
Democrats
18 Yea·170 Nay
Republicans
226 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2014-03-13
Roll #129
Yea 244Nay 171
Democrats
18 Yea·170 Nay
Republicans
226 Yea·1 Nay
FailedHouse · 2014-03-13
Roll #128
Yea 192Nay 225
Democrats
192 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·225 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 - Expands the circumstances under which the Attorney General is required to report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws to include any instance in which the Attorney General, an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ), or any other federal officer establishes or implements a policy to refrain from: (1) enforcing, applying, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer; or (2) adhering to, enforcing, applying, or complying with, a final decision of any court of jurisdiction respecting the application of the Constitution, any statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer. (Currently, reports are not required with respect to the policies of other federal officers and reports concerning nonenforcement of a law are required only when the Attorney General or a DOJ officer refrains on grounds that the provision is unconstitutional.) Requires such reports to state the grounds for policies of nonenforcement.…

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H.R. 3973, Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014

Mar 11, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 5, 2014

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans