US Congress House Resolution 656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on July 7 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Declares that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to meet the specified requirement of the U.S. Constitution to take care that a law be faithfully executed, with respect to the departmental policy to exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012. Requires the House of Representatives to bring a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the DHS policy.

Relating to the application of Article II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2014-07-07	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-07-07	House	Referred to House Rules
2014-07-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HR654 (Related) 2014-09-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HR655 (Related) 2014-09-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/656/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres656/BILLS-113hres656ih.pdf