,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djgj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjag,mr4 ,goodlatte introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to enhance ,congress'    
ability to defend its legislative power 
under ,article ,i of the ,constitution  
in litigation in the courts of the      
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,article ,i ,amicus and    
,intervention ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,congressional intervention as of right 
7a7 ,deadline for report on limitation  
on enforcement of laws ,paragraph 7#b7  
of section #ecj;,d7b7 of title #bh1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#b7 under subsection 
7a77#a77;,b71 within such time as will  
reasonably enable the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,senate to take
 action1 separately or jointly1 to      

intervene in a timely fashion in the    
proceeding1 but in no event--  7,a7     
later than #cj days after the making of 
each determination2 and  7,b7 later than
 #ba days before any applicable deadline
 for filing any pleading necessary--    
7i7 to defend or assert the             
constitutionality of the provision at   
issue2 or  7ii7 to request review of any
 judicial1 administrative1 or other     
determination adversely affecting the   
constitutionality of such provision2  4 
7b7 ,intervention as of right ,section  
#ecj;,d of title #bh1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7f7 ,intervention as of 
right ,the ,senate or ,house of         
,representatives may intervene as of    
right in any proceeding referenced in   
subsection 7a77#a77;,b7 in order to     
defend or assert the constitutionality  
of any provision of any ,federal        
statute1 rule1 regulation1 program1     
policy1 or other law1 or to appeal or   
request review of any judicial1         

administrative1 or other determination  
adversely affecting the                 
constitutionality of any such provision4
 ,notwithstanding any otherwise         
applicable time limits or other         
provisions of law to the contrary1 if   
such intervention is filed not later    
than #ba days after receipt of the      
notice required by this section the     
intervention shall be deemed timely and 
shall preserve the right of the ,senate 
or ,house of ,representatives to advance
 any applicable legal arguments in favor
 of the constitutionality of any such   
provision4  4  #c4 ,intervention and    
amicus authority for house of           
representatives ,section #aja of the    
,legislative ,branch ,appropriations    
,act1 #bjjj 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #eega71 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7d72 and  7#b7 by inserting after       
subsection 7b7 the following 7and       
redesignating succeeding subsections    
accordingly73  7c7 ,house of            
representatives intervention and amicus 

authority  7#a7 ,actions or proceedings 
,when directed to do so in accordance   
with the ,rules of the ,house of        
,representatives1 the ,general ,counsel 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
intervene or appear as amicus curiae in 
the name of the ,house1 or in the name  
of an officer1 committee1 subcommittee1 
or chair of a committee or subcommittee 
of the ,house1 or other entity of the   
,house1 in any legal action or          
proceeding pending in any court of the  
,united ,states or of a ,state or       
political subdivision thereof4  7#b7    
,intervention or appearance as of right 
,intervention as a party or appearance  
as amicus curiae shall be of right and  
may be denied by a court only upon an   
express finding that such intervention  
or appearance is untimely and would     
significantly delay the pending action  
or1 in the case of intervention1 that   
standing to intervene is required and   
has not been established under section  
#b of article ,,iii of the ,constitution

 of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed to confer standing on
 any party seeking to bring1 or         
jurisdiction on any court with respect  
to1 any civil or criminal action against
 ,congress1 either ,house of ,congress1 
a ,member of ,congress1 a committee or  
subcommittee of a ,house of ,congress1  
any office or agency of ,congress1 or   
any officer or employee of a ,house of  
,congress or any office or agency of    
,congress4  4