,,iv  ,house ,calendar ,no4 #abi  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,,res4  
#fgf  ,report ,no4 #aac-efa  ,,in ,,the 
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bb1 #bjad ,mr4 ,sessions submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,house    
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,july #bh1 #bjad ,reported with an      
amendment ,omit the part struck through 
and insert the part printed in italic   
,july #bh1 #bjad,the ,committee on      
,house ,administration discharged2      
referred to the ,house ,calendar and    
ordered to be printed  ,,resolution     
,providing for authority to initiate    
litigation for actions by the ,president
 or other executive branch officials    
inconsistent with their duties under the
 ,constitution of the ,united ,states4  

,that the ,speaker is authorized to     
initiate or intervene in one or more    
civil actions on behalf of the ,house of
 ,representatives in a ,federal court of
 competent jurisdiction to seek any     
appropriate relief regarding the failure
 of the ,president1 the head of any     
department or agency1 or any other      
officer or employee of the executive    
branch1 to act in a manner consistent   
with that official's duties under the   
,constitution and laws of the ,united   
,states with respect to implementation  
of any provision of the ,patient        
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act1 
title ,i or subtitle ,b of title ,,ii of
 the ,health ,care and ,education       
,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj1 including
 any amendment made by such provision1  
or any other related provision of law1  
including a failure to implement any    
such provision4  #b4 ,the ,speaker shall
 notify the ,house of ,representatives  
of a decision to initiate or intervene  
in any civil action pursuant to this    

resolution4  #c4  7a7 ,the ,office ,the 
,office of the ,general ,counsel of the 
,house of ,representatives1 at the      
direction of the ,speaker1 shall        
represent the ,house in any civil action
 initiated1 or in which the ,house      
intervenes1 pursuant to this resolution1
 and may employ the services of outside 
counsel and other experts for this      
purpose4  7b7 ,the chair of the         
,committee on ,house ,administration    
shall cause to be printed in the        
,congressional ,record a statement      
setting forth the aggregate amounts     
expended by the ,office of ,general     
,counsel on outside counsel and other   
experts pursuant to subsection 7a7 on a 
quarterly basis4 ,such statement shall  
be submitted for printing not more than 
#cj days after the expiration of each   
such period4  ,july #bh1 #bjad ,reported
 with an amendment,july #bh1            
#bjad,referred to the ,house ,calendar  
and ordered to be printed