A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit the consideration of legislation in the Senate unless the text of the legislation that will be considered has been made publicly available in electronic form for a mandatory minimum review period.
- Last Action
- 3/1/2021
Actions
- 2021-01-28Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 2021-01-28Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-01-28 (00)
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 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.
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional-executive branch relations
- Government information and archives
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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