S. 2062 · 113th Congress

Constitutional Check and Balance Act

Stage
Introduced
Sponsor
Rand Paul
Introduced
2014-02-27
Latest action
2014-03-03 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.

Summary

Constitutional Check and Balance Act - Authorizes any Member of Congress who casts a recorded vote on final passage of a version of a bill or joint resolution enacting a provision into law to bring an action for declaratory or injunctive relief in an appropriate U.S. district court to compel an executive branch official to enforce the provision, if the President or any other executive branch official issues a memorandum or other written statement directing the official to not enforce it.