To establish the Constitutional Government Review Commission, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies and determine if their authority is definitively delegated by the Constitution, with power to recommend repeal of agencies lacking, establishes a 9-member commission appointed by the President with Senate consent, with members required to be learned in the original meaning of the Constitution, and directs the Commission to review each agency authorizing statute against Constitutional delegation criteria, recommend repeal of non-delegated agencies by simple majority vote, estimate spending/revenue impacts with. It relies on compliance mandates, exemptions, reporting requirements, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Finance and Labor.
Who Benefits and How
Constitutional Government Review Commission could gain revenue opportunities, State governments could gain revenue opportunities, and The President would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies could face increased risk, Congress would take on compliance duties, and Federal employees could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies and determine if their authority is definitively delegated by the Constitution, with power to recommend repeal of agencies lacking...
- Establishes a 9-member commission appointed by the President with Senate consent, with members required to be learned in the original meaning of the Constitution.
- Directs the Commission to review each agency authorizing statute against Constitutional delegation criteria, recommend repeal of non-delegated agencies by simple majority vote, estimate spending/revenue impacts with...
- Creates expedited congressional procedures for Commission recommendations: bills placed directly on the calendar, limited debate (10 hours in House, 30 hours in Senate), no amendments allowed, points of order waived...
- Authorizes the Commission to appoint a Director (paid at Executive Schedule Level V) and additional staff outside competitive service rules (up to GS-15 equivalent).
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies and determine if their authority is definitively delegated by the Constitution, with power to recommend repeal of agencies lacking, establishes a 9-member commission appointed by the President with Senate consent, with members required to be learned in the original meaning of the Constitution, and directs the Commission to review each agency authorizing statute against Constitutional delegation criteria, recommend repeal of non-delegated agencies by simple majority vote, estimate spending/revenue impacts with.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Labor
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission to review federal agencies and determine if their authority is definitively delegated by the Constitution, with power to recommend repeal of agencies lacking, establishes a 9-member commission appointed by the President with Senate consent, with members required to be learned in the original meaning of the Constitution, and directs the Commission to review each agency authorizing statute against Constitutional delegation criteria, recommend repeal of non-delegated agencies by simple majority vote, estimate spending/revenue impacts with.
Policy Domains
Constitutional Government Review Commission Act
Identified Gains
- Constitutional Government Review Commission
- State governments
- The President
- Advocates of limited government
- Constitutional law scholars
Identified Costs
- Federal agencies
- Congress
- Federal employees
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Dunn of Florida (for himself, Mr. Scott Franklin of …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Advocates of limited government, Congress, Constitutional Government Review Commission
Positive-direction: Advocates of limited government, Constitutional Government Review Commission, General public, State governments, The President
Negative-direction: Congress, Federal agencies, Taxpayers
Commission staff and consultants, Constitutional law scholars
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_chair"
- → Chair of the Commission (appointed by the President)
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Commission (appointed by the Commission)
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_commission"
- → Constitutional Government Review Commission
- "the_comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given in section 551 of title 5, United States Code (broadly, each authority of the Government of the United States).
Each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.
Has the meaning given the term "Federal mandate" in section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658).
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