US SJR25 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 11 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-10-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary 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
A joint resolution 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
Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-10-11 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HJR97 (Related) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR98 (Same As) 2014-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HJR98 (Same As) 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/senate-joint-resolution/25/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sjres25/BILLS-113sjres25is.pdf |