United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3542 (109th)
To confer standing on Members of Congress to bring suit in Federal district court to compel compliance with congressional intent in enacting laws to protect the people of the United States against national security threats.
Introduced
28 July 2005
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
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Summary
Confers standing on Members of Congress to bring an action: (1) on the ground that action or inaction by an officer or employee of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of the Treasury is inconsistent with the intent of Congress as expressed in the text or legislative history of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and the USA PATRIOT Act; and (2) to enforce compliance with such intent in order to protect the people of the United States against the threat of terrorism, intercept and obstruct terrorist acts, and maintain the integrity of U.S. border security systems.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2005
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 July 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3542