Skip to main content
HJRES 87 109th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional legal counsel Congressional powers Congressional reporting requirements Congressional-executive relations Constitutional law Expedited congressional procedure Government Operations and Politics House of Representatives House rules and procedure Legislation Members of Congress Presidential messages Presidential powers Veto

Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing…

Show full title

Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2006
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the President to report to: (1) Congress on his determination (as indicated in a statement made at the time of enactment or otherwise) to ignore a provision of newly enacted law, including his reasons for making such determination; and (2) the congressional intelligence committees if that determination is based upon classified material.

Directs the President to do the same regarding such a determination for each law enacted before enactment of this Act for the 107th through the 109th Congresses.

Prescribes expedited procedures in the House of Representatives for legislation in response to such determinations.

Requires the General Counsel of the House, at the request of a Member of the House, to prepare a report describing legal actions which may be brought by the Member to challenge the President's refusal to carry out any duly enacted provision of law.

What's happening now May 25, 2006

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 89 Related bill Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination to ignore a duly enacted provision of…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 8, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 25, 2006
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 87: Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-87/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 87: Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-87/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.J. Res. 87, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-87/.
Markdown link
[H.J. Res. 87: Requiring the President to notify Congress if the President makes a determination at the time of signing a bill into law to ignore a duly enacted provision of such newly enacted law, establishing expedited procedures for the consideration of legislation in the House of Representatives in response to such a determination, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-87/)
Report a problem