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House vote: H.R. 3973 // March 13, 2014

Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ron DeSantis (R-FL)

Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014 - Expands the circumstances under which the Attorney General is required to report to Congress regarding the enforcement of laws to include any instance in which the Attorney General, an officer of the Department of Justice (DOJ), or any other federal officer establishes or implements a policy to refrain from: (1) enforcing, applying, or administering any federal statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer; or (2) adhering to, enforcing, applying, or complying with, a final decision of any court of jurisdiction respecting the application of the Constitution, any statute, rule, regulation, program, policy, or other law within the responsibility of the Attorney General or such officer. ) Requires such reports to state the grounds for policies of nonenforcement.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

227 votes, representing 127,480,134 people52.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

191 votes, representing 107,551,872 people43.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon22752.1%
YeaLost19143.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.0%