United States · Bill · S
S. 3159 (110th)
Enumerated Powers Act
Introduced
19 June 2008
Last action
19 June 2008 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Enumerated Powers Act - Requires each Act of Congress to contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. Declares that failure to comply with this requirement shall give rise to a point of order in either chamber of Congress.
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Timeline
19 June 2008
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2008
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 June 2008 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/3159
- us · 110-s-3159 · source updated 10 August 2026