HR 4200 · 96th Congress ·
Judicial Restraint Act of 1979
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-05-23)
Plain Language Summary
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Judicial Restraint Act of 1979 - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any other Federal court from making a decision or issuing an order which requires, or has the effect of requiring, Federal, State, or local government expenditure for a specific purpose unless Congress or the State or local legislature has authorized and appropriated funds for such purpose. Subjects to impeachment a justice or judge who violates such prohibition, including a justice or judge concurring in such a decision or order.…
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Cosponsors (3)
3 Republicans