S 1753 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional-executive branch relations Federal officials Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Take Care Act

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Jun 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3259-3261)

Jun 5, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Take Care Act

This bill removes restrictions on the President's power to remove upper-level executive branch officers.

Specifically, the bill (1) eliminates existing for-cause removal protections for principal officers (officers required to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate), and (2) limits the creation of future removal restrictions by requiring Congress to expressly establish such restrictions by statute.

The bill provides that a federal statute that vests discretionary decision-making authority in an executive branch officer other than the President, or that designates an agency to be an independent agency or an independent establishment, shall not be construed as a limitation on the President's power to supervise and direct the exercise of such authority.

What's happening now June 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3259-3261)

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