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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular order should be restored in the House and Senate.

USA115th CongressHRES-465| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Richard M. Nolan

Richard M. Nolan

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Rules Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: it should not be in order to consider a bill or resolution in the House unless each committee of referral had a hearing on it at which amendments were permitted, a vote was taken, and the committee filed a report on the measure; a conference report should not be filed in the House unless the conference committee held at least three meetings in which all committee members were allowed to be present, all items of difference between the chambers were addressed, voted on, and resolved by the full conference committee membership, and printed or electronic copies of the conference report and the accompanying joint explanatory statement were available to Members and Delegates for at least 48 hours before filing; both chambers should schedule simultaneous five-day work weeks in Washington and district work periods; and every bill brought to committee should be open to amendment and every bill brought to the floor of the House for a vote should be considered under an open rule.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Congress

Related Bills

  • HRES 115-343: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government.
Congressional committeesHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular order should be restored in the House and Senate.

USA115th CongressHRES-465| House 
| Updated: 7/20/2017
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: it should not be in order to consider a bill or resolution in the House unless each committee of referral had a hearing on it at which amendments were permitted, a vote was taken, and the committee filed a report on the measure; a conference report should not be filed in the House unless the conference committee held at least three meetings in which all committee members were allowed to be present, all items of difference between the chambers were addressed, voted on, and resolved by the full conference committee membership, and printed or electronic copies of the conference report and the accompanying joint explanatory statement were available to Members and Delegates for at least 48 hours before filing; both chambers should schedule simultaneous five-day work weeks in Washington and district work periods; and every bill brought to committee should be open to amendment and every bill brought to the floor of the House for a vote should be considered under an open rule.
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Timeline
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • July 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • July 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Richard M. Nolan

Richard M. Nolan

Democratic Representative

Minnesota

Rules Committee

Congress

Related Bills

  • HRES 115-343: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding steps that Congress should take to restore democracy and change the way we do politics in the United States by reducing the influence of money and corporations and promoting the participation of the people in politics and government.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional committeesHouse of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure