(ROCKWALL, TX — Jan. 12, 2017) Two bills introduced by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) passed in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday to help drain the “regulatory swamp” bred during the Obama Presidency. Ratcliffe introduced both bills – the ALERT Act (H.R. 75) and the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (H.R. 76) – on day […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — July 13, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe’s (R-Texas) legislation to reverse Constitutional erosion and stop overreach by administrative agencies passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 240 to 171. The Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) of 2016 (H.R. 4768) seeks to restore three co-equal branches of government by abolishing the […]
(WASHINGTON – March 22, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) recently introduced legislation to rein in the power of federal administrative agencies and to ensure that unelected bureaucrats don’t have the ability to effectively create laws. The Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA) of 2016 (H.R. 4768), seeks to reduce the accumulation of power attained by regulatory agencies […]