US HJR97 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-09 - 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]

Summary

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits Congress from making any law that is applicable to a U.S. citizen but not equally applicable to: (1) Congress; (2) the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers of the United States, including those provided for under the Constitution and by law; and (3) Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts.

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Title

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-09HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2013-10-22HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Same As/Similar To

SJR25 (Related) 2013-10-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HJR98 (Related) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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