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Authorizing the Speaker of the House of Representatives to initiate or intervene in civil actions on behalf of the House of Representatives regarding section 213 of title II of division C of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026.

H. Res. 892 · 119th Congress · Nov 19, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

Section 1 Civil action

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is authorized to initiate or intervene in one or more civil actions in a Federal court of competent jurisdiction, on behalf of the House of Representatives, to argue that section 213 of title II of division C of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, and the amendments made by such section, violate the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Sec. 2 Notification

The Speaker shall notify the House of Representatives of any decision to initiate or intervene in any civil action pursuant to this resolution.

Sec. 3 Process for civil action

(a)
Representation by General Counsel— The Office of the General Counsel of the House of Representatives, at the direction of the Speaker, shall represent the House in any civil action initiated, or in which the House intervenes, pursuant to this resolution, and may employ the services of outside counsel and other experts for this purpose.
(b)
Statement of costs of outside counsel and experts— Not later than 30 days after the last day of each calendar quarter in which the Office of General Counsel employed the services of outside counsel or other experts pursuant to subsection (a), 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 such Office for such services.

Sec. 4 Requirement to inform

The Speaker shall keep the House regularly informed about developments in any litigation initiated, or in which the House intervenes, pursuant to this resolution.

Sec. 5 Demand for reimbursement

In the event that section 213 of title II of division C of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, is held to be unconstitutional in any ruling made in response to litigation initiated, or in which the House intervenes, pursuant to this resolution, the Speaker is authorized to—
(1)
tally all costs incurred by the House of Representatives related to such litigation, including legal fees, expenses for outside counsel and other experts, and related administrative costs; and
(2)
send a formal letter to the majority leader of the Senate demanding that the Senate reimburse the House of Representatives for all such litigation-related costs from funds allocated to the Senate, and cause that letter to be entered into the Congressional Record.