,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #geg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,november #ag1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4  
,stockman1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 and ,mr4        
,mc,clintock7 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 
,,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 ,states with respect to the     
implementation of the immigration laws4 
,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 immigration laws
 or laws pertaining or relating to      
illegal aliens1 undocumented immigrants1
 or non-,american citizens4 ,the phrase 
8appropriate relief0 includes but is not
 limited to all forms of equitable      
relief1 including a declaratory judgment
 action to determine the meaning of laws
 and whether they are being obeyed or   
disobeyed1 and a writ of mandamus1      
temporary restraining order1 preliminary
 injunction1 permanent injunction1 and  
such other relief as is necessary to    
compel obedience to law4  #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 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