US Congress House Resolution 654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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 Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 providing for the authorization, approval, renewal, modification, or extension of any experimental, pilot, or demonstration project under the Social Security Act (SSA) that waives compliance with a mandatory work requirement by eligible states and state plans for participation in block grants under SSA title IV part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF). 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 Secretary.

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.

HR656 (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/654/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres654/BILLS-113hres654ih.pdf