United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5181 (97th)
Judicial Restraint Act
Introduced
11 December 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
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Summary
Judicial Restraint Act - Prohibits the Supreme Court or any other Federal court from making a decision or issuing an order which requires a Federal or State expenditures for a specific purpose unless Congress or the State legislature has authorized and appropriated funds for such purpose. Subjects to impeachment a justice or judge who violates such prohibition, including a justice or judge concurring in such a decision or order.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 December 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/5181
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/5181