Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2023

Summary

Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2023 This bill expands the circumstances under which the Department of Justice (DOJ) is required to report to Congress on a policy to refrain from enforcing federal law. Currently, DOJ is required to report to Congress when the Attorney General or other DOJ officer establishes or implements a non-enforcement policy on the grounds that the relevant provision of law is unconstitutional. This bill requires DOJ to report to Congress when any federal officer establishes or implements a non-enforcement policy on any grounds. Further, the bill requires the report to state the grounds for the non-enforcement policy.

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Timeline

1. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 10 January 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 January 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 10 January 2023

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Sponsors

• David Joyce · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
• Jake LaTurner · R · Sponsor
• Chris Stewart · R · Sponsor
• Robert Latta · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Austin Scott · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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