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S. 60In committee
Write the Laws Act
Introduced: Jan 9, 2025
Latest action date: Jan 9, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Jan 9, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
Write the Laws Act
This bill prohibits an act of Congress from containing any delegation of legislative powers, whether to any component within the legislative branch, the President or any other member of the executive branch, the judicial branch, any agency or quasi-public agency, any state or state instrumentality, or any other organization or individual.
The Government Accountability Office must identify to Congress all statutes enacted before the date that is 90 days after this bill's enactment that contain any delegation of legislative power.
Any act of Congress, presidential directive, adjudicative decision, rule, or regulation that is enacted 90 days or more after this bill's enactment and is noncompliant with this bill shall have no force or effect.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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