Reacting to growing concerns about Executive Orders signed by President Obama, Congressman Mike Rogers said he has cosponsored a bill he hopes will curb the ability of the president to make administrative changes to laws.

H. Res. 442, the S.T.O.P. (Stop This Overreaching Presidency) Resolution, would require the House of Representatives to seek legal action against administrative changes to specific laws passed by Congress, including the Affordable Care Act, administrative amnesty for illegal aliens and changes to mandatory work requirements for certain government benefits, if those changes were not approved by Congress first.

“As the president said in his State of the Union speech, it is clear he is ready to bypass Congress to get his policies in place. From administrative delays in Obamacare to advocating for amnesty for illegal immigrants, he has shown he will act alone. With this resolution, Congress is saying it will challenge those administrative changes which ultimately could be settled by the courts.”

H. Res. 442 has over 100 cosponsors and would use the House budget to fund the legal challenges.

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