HR 5181 · 97th Congress · Law

Judicial Restraint Act

Introduced 1981-12-11· Sponsored by Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-27]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.(1981-12-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Judicial Restraint Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any other Federal court from making a decision or issuing an order which requires a Federal or State expenditures for a specific purpose unless Congress or the State 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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