A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
USA115th CongressSJRES-4| Senate
| Updated: 1/12/2017
James Lankford
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaDrug therapyLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careState and local government operations
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
USA115th CongressSJRES-4| Senate
| Updated: 1/12/2017
This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
James Lankford
Republican Senator
Oklahoma
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaDrug therapyLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careState and local government operations