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H.Res. 509 (112th)

Disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution.

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Introduced

10 January 2012

Last action

25 January 2012 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6], Rep. Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7], Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1], Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8], Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2], Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2], Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]

Subjects

Rule of law

Source updated

15 November 2019

Rule of law

Summary

Disapproves of the President's appointment of four federal officers or employees during a period when no congressional recess of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the U.S. Constitution.

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Timeline

  1. 10 January 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 January 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 10 January 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 January 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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