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ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
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Jan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2015 or the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015

Authorizes either chamber of Congress, upon adoption of a resolution declaring that the President or any officer or employee of the United States has established or implemented a policy, practice, or procedure to refrain from enforcing, applying, following, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law in violation of the constitutional requirement that the President faithfully execute the laws of the United States, to bring a civil action for a declaratory judgment to that effect.

Grants jurisdiction to a three-judge panel of a U.S. district court to hear such civil action and provides for an expedited direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 11: ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-11/
MLA
"S. 11: ENFORCE the Law Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-11/.
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S. 11, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-11/.
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