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]
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.
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.
Sponsors
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-01-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
2013-10-22 | House | Referred 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.
HJR98 (Related) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Subjects
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Federal officials
Judges
Law
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers
Supreme Court
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Due process and equal protection
Federal officials
Judges
Law
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers
Supreme Court
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-joint-resolution/97/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hjres97/BILLS-113hjres97ih.pdf |