Brian4Liberty
01-11-2016, 05:11 PM
Press Release: Rep. Mia Love says Consider Bills ‘One Subject At A Time’
on 11 January 2016.
Congresswoman Mia Love is keeping her promise to give the people of Utah a stronger voice in the legislative process. She has introduced a bill that would only allow legislation to contain one subject at a time.
“I continually hear from constituents about their frustration over the multi-rider, large, must pass at the 11th hour bills Washington is so fond of,” Rep. Love said. “Congress is bundling too many things together. My bill would change that. Each bill should stand or fall on its own merits.”
There are numerous examples of bills that have stacked unrelated issues together in a massive bill, which has outraged the American people .
Rep. Love has introduced The One Subject at a Time Act (H.R. 4335). Her bill would:
·Require that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject.
·End the practice of attaching controversial legislation to unrelated, must-pass bills.
·Require the subject of a bill to be clearly stated in its title.
·Make void in appropriations bills, general legislation that does not pertain to the underlying bill.
·Make the legislative process more transparent to the public.
Congresswoman Love says this is another way she is working to bring Utah values to Washington. Utah’s Constitution has a similar provision that states: “No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.”
“Members of both parties have made a habit of passing complex, thousand page bills without hearings, amendments or debate,” Rep. Love said. “That process and the collusion that goes with it are why we are $18 trillion in debt and why the American people have lost trust in elected officials.”
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http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/featured-articles/8180-press-release-rep-mia-love-says-consider-bills-one-subject-at-a-time
H. R. 4335 - One Subject at a Time Act (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4335/text)
Sponsor and co-sponsors:
Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Massie, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brat, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Blum, and Mr. Yoder)
I
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4335
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2016
Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Massie, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brat, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Blum, and Mr. Yoder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the "One Subject at a Time Act".
2.
One subject at a time
(a)
One subject
Each bill or joint resolution shall embrace no more than one subject.
(b)
Subject in title
The subject of a bill or joint resolution shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title.
(c)
Appropriation bills
An appropriations bill shall not contain any general legislation or change of existing law provision, the subject of which is not germane to the subject matter of each such appropriations bill provided however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any provision imposing limitations upon the expenditure of funds so appropriated.
3.
Enforcement
(a)
Multiple subjects in title
If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses two or more unrelated subjects, then the entire Act or joint resolution is void.
(b)
Provisions not expressed in title
If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses a single subject, but the Act contains one or more provisions concerning a subject that is not clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, then only such provision or provisions concerning the subject not clearly and descriptively expressed in the title shall be void.
(c)
Appropriation provisions outside subcommittee jurisdiction
If an Act appropriating funds contains a provision outside of the jurisdiction of the relevant subcommittee of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and of the Senate, and therefore outside the subject of the bill, then such provision shall be void.
(d)
Provisions of appropriation bills not germane to subject matter
If an Act appropriating funds contains general legislation or change of existing law provision not germane to the subject matter of such bill, then each and every such provision shall be void.
(e)
Commencement of an action
Any person aggrieved by the enforcement of, or attempt or threat of enforcement of, an Act passed without having complied with section 2 or this section, or any Member of Congress aggrieved by the failure of the House of Congress which that individual is a member to comply with any requirement of those sections, shall, regardless of the amount in controversy, have a cause of action under sections 2201 and 2202 of title 28, United States Code, against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to section 2 or this section.
(f)
State of review
In any judicial action brought pursuant to subsection (e), the standard of review shall be de novo.
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https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4335/text
on 11 January 2016.
Congresswoman Mia Love is keeping her promise to give the people of Utah a stronger voice in the legislative process. She has introduced a bill that would only allow legislation to contain one subject at a time.
“I continually hear from constituents about their frustration over the multi-rider, large, must pass at the 11th hour bills Washington is so fond of,” Rep. Love said. “Congress is bundling too many things together. My bill would change that. Each bill should stand or fall on its own merits.”
There are numerous examples of bills that have stacked unrelated issues together in a massive bill, which has outraged the American people .
Rep. Love has introduced The One Subject at a Time Act (H.R. 4335). Her bill would:
·Require that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject.
·End the practice of attaching controversial legislation to unrelated, must-pass bills.
·Require the subject of a bill to be clearly stated in its title.
·Make void in appropriations bills, general legislation that does not pertain to the underlying bill.
·Make the legislative process more transparent to the public.
Congresswoman Love says this is another way she is working to bring Utah values to Washington. Utah’s Constitution has a similar provision that states: “No bill shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title.”
“Members of both parties have made a habit of passing complex, thousand page bills without hearings, amendments or debate,” Rep. Love said. “That process and the collusion that goes with it are why we are $18 trillion in debt and why the American people have lost trust in elected officials.”
...
http://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/featured-articles/8180-press-release-rep-mia-love-says-consider-bills-one-subject-at-a-time
H. R. 4335 - One Subject at a Time Act (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4335/text)
Sponsor and co-sponsors:
Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Massie, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brat, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Blum, and Mr. Yoder)
I
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4335
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 6, 2016
Mrs. Love (for herself, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Massie, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brat, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Blum, and Mr. Yoder) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the "One Subject at a Time Act".
2.
One subject at a time
(a)
One subject
Each bill or joint resolution shall embrace no more than one subject.
(b)
Subject in title
The subject of a bill or joint resolution shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title.
(c)
Appropriation bills
An appropriations bill shall not contain any general legislation or change of existing law provision, the subject of which is not germane to the subject matter of each such appropriations bill provided however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any provision imposing limitations upon the expenditure of funds so appropriated.
3.
Enforcement
(a)
Multiple subjects in title
If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses two or more unrelated subjects, then the entire Act or joint resolution is void.
(b)
Provisions not expressed in title
If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses a single subject, but the Act contains one or more provisions concerning a subject that is not clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, then only such provision or provisions concerning the subject not clearly and descriptively expressed in the title shall be void.
(c)
Appropriation provisions outside subcommittee jurisdiction
If an Act appropriating funds contains a provision outside of the jurisdiction of the relevant subcommittee of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and of the Senate, and therefore outside the subject of the bill, then such provision shall be void.
(d)
Provisions of appropriation bills not germane to subject matter
If an Act appropriating funds contains general legislation or change of existing law provision not germane to the subject matter of such bill, then each and every such provision shall be void.
(e)
Commencement of an action
Any person aggrieved by the enforcement of, or attempt or threat of enforcement of, an Act passed without having complied with section 2 or this section, or any Member of Congress aggrieved by the failure of the House of Congress which that individual is a member to comply with any requirement of those sections, shall, regardless of the amount in controversy, have a cause of action under sections 2201 and 2202 of title 28, United States Code, against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to section 2 or this section.
(f)
State of review
In any judicial action brought pursuant to subsection (e), the standard of review shall be de novo.
...
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4335/text