HR 5486
109th Congress
House
Congress
Congressional powers
Congressional-executive relations
Government Operations and Politics
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Legislation
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Presidential powers
To prevent the Executive from encroaching upon the Congressional prerogative to make laws, and for other purposes.
Introduced: May 25, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4373)
May 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Prohibits: (1) any of the funds made available to the Executive Office of the President, or to any executive agency, from any source from being used to produce, publish, or disseminate any statement made by the President contemporaneously with the signing of any bill or joint resolution presented for signing by the President; and (2) for purposes of construing or applying any Act enacted by Congress, a federal entity from taking into consideration any statement made by the President contemporaneously with the President's signing of the bill or joint resolution that becomes such Act.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4373)
Committees of jurisdiction
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