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H.Res. 646 — Introduced in House

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IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 646 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2016 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutiérrez, Mr. Honda, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Schrader, and Mr. Clyburn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Expressing the position of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15–674. That— (1) the House of Representatives in the Supreme Court in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15–674, supports the position of the petitioners; and (2) the House of Representatives supports the position stated in the amicus brief filed before the U.S. Supreme Court on March 8, 2016, on behalf of 186 Democratic House Members and 39 Democratic Senators in support of the Obama Administration’s position in United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15–674, namely, that the Administration’s immigration executive actions are authorized by existing laws enacted by Congress and are consistent with actions taken by both Democratic and Republican presidents since the Eisenhower Administration.