4138 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. Procedural history The Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2014 or the ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on March 4, 2014 by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R, SC-4). The bill was referred to the United States House Committee on the Judiciary and the United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. On March 7, 2014 it was reported alongside House Report 113-377. On March 7, 2014, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced that H.R. 4138 would be considered on March 12 or 13, 2014. On March 12, 2014, the House voted in Roll Call Vote 124 to pass the bill 233-181. Despite its passage in the House, the bill was not expected to pass in the Senate. On March 12, 2014, President Barack Obama announced that he would veto H.R. 4138 if it was sent to him. Debate and discussion House Republicans argued that the bill was necessary because the Obama Administration refused to enforce the laws. The Republicans pointed to changes and delays he'd made with regards to the ACA, his past decisions not to deport children of illegal immigrants, his uneven enforcement of marijuana laws, and his treatment of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which Republicans often claimed he had refused to enforce. Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) said that "throughout the Obama presidency we have seen a pattern: President Obama circumvents Congress when he doesn't get his way." Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that "the president's dangerous search for expanded powers appears to be endless." See also List of bills in the 113th United States Congress Notes/References External links Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 4138 beta.congress.gov H.R. 4138 GovTrack.us H.R. 4138 OpenCongress.org H.R. 4138 WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 4138 Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 4138 House Republican Conference's legislative digest on H.R. 4138 Proposed legislation of the 113th United States Congress