Executive actions by President Barack Obama has sparked such outrage among GOP leaders that today the House voted to sue the president. The suit claims Obama has overstepped his executive authority.

The unprecedented challenge, says the Los Angeles Times, "accuses Obama of failing to enforce a provision of the Affordable Care Act as part of repeated efforts to circumvent Congress and change existing laws," the newspaper reported in a breaking news alert.

This is being called the first lawsuit of its kind, and the House voted 225 to 201 on Wednesday to allow a lawsuit against president.

"It authorizes House Speaker John A. Boehner to file suit in federal court on behalf of the full body 'to seek appropriate relief' for Obama's failure to enforce a provision of the Affordable Care Act that would penalize  businesses that do not offer basic health insurance to their employees," according to LATimes.com.

"That provision's effective date has been delayed by the administration twice and now won't fully take effect until 2016. The GOP-led House has voted to repeal the law, even as it seeks to sue Obama for failing to enforce it."

House Democrats referred to it as a "reckless Republican lawsuit." Rep. Terri Sewell tweeted, "Instead of taking action to help millions of Americans, the House GOP is suing the president. #DoYourJobHouseGOP."

The White House Twitter account tweeted this message: "Don't sue, vote to raise the minimum wage so nobody who works full-time has to live in poverty."

While it's the first time a congressional body has okayed a lawsuit, it's not the first time a president could be sued by other politicians.

"Individual members of Congress have sued presidents before," the LA Times reported. "A special House panels has also represented the body in other lawsuits, most recently before the Supreme Court on the Defense of Marriage Act. The House or a House committee can sue an executive agency or White House officials to seek documents or testimony, since the House has an independent authority to investigate."