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H.R. 3045 (110th)

Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2007

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Introduced

16 July 2007

Last action

10 August 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]

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Summary

Presidential Signing Statements Act of 2007 - Prohibits any state or federal court from relying on or deferring to a presidential signing statement as a source of authority when determining the meaning of any Act of Congress. Requires any federal or state court, in any action, suit, or proceeding regarding the construction or constitutionality, or both, of any Act of Congress in which a presidential signing statement was issued, to permit the Senate, through the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, or the House, through the Office of General Counsel for the House, or both, to participate as an amicus curiae, and to present an oral argument on the question of the Act's construction or constitutionality, or both. Authorizes the full Congress, in any such suit, to pass a concurrent resolution declaring its view of the proper interpretation of the Act of Congress at issue, clarifying Congress's intent or its findings of fact, or both. Requires the federal or state court in question to permit Congress, through the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, to submit any such passed resolution into the record of the case as a matter of right. Makes it the duty of each federal or state court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to advance on the docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter brought under this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 16 July 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 16 July 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  3. 16 July 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  4. 10 August 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

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