H.R.E.S. 11
Fair Representation Amendment
In Plain Language
This resolution asks multiple House committees to review the laws they oversee and recommend ways to limit how much power executive branch officials have to interpret and apply those laws. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee must then compile all these recommendations into a single bill called the Article One Restoration Act.
Official Congressional Research Service summary
Fair Representation AmendmentThis resolution directs specified House committees to conduct a comprehensive review of laws within their jurisdiction and to recommend changes to eliminate excessive executive branch discretion in the application of those laws. Thereafter, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform must report legislation containing all such recommendations with the short title Article One Restoration Act.The requirement applies to the following House committees:AgricultureArmed ServicesBudgetEducation and WorkforceEnergy and CommerceFinancial ServicesForeign AffairsJudiciaryNatural ResourcesOversight and Government ReformScience, Space, and TechnologySmall BusinessTransportation and InfrastructureVeterans’ AffairsWays and MeansPermanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 3, 2025
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