United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 656 (113th)
Relating to the application of Article II, section 3, clause 5, of the Constitution of the United States.
Introduced
7 July 2014
Last action
2 September 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Declares that the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to meet the specified requirement of the U.S. Constitution to take care that a law be faithfully executed, with respect to the departmental policy to exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012. Requires the House of Representatives to bring a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the DHS policy.
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Timeline
7 July 2014
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 July 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 September 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 7 July 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/656
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hres/656
- us · 113-hres-656 · source updated 7 April 2025