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Restore Democracy Resolution [HR-298] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ]
Restore Democracy Resolution It is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact and the states should ratify a constitutional amendment providing that any right of a corporation or other artificial entity to engage in political activity is not derived from the first amendment but from the laws of the United States and the states, and may be exercised only to the extent provided by such laws. It is the sense of the House that: (1) the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission opened the door to the corrupting (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/16/2015

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Authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office. [HR-20] [Elections ]
Authorizing the Speaker to administer the oath of office. Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to administer the oath of office to Representative-elect Alan Nunnelee at Tupelo, Mississippi.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx Introduced In House on 01/07/2015

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to meet 5 days a week for 39 weeks each year. [HR-184] [Elections ]
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the House to meet 5 days a week for 39 weeks each year. Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require votes to be held in the House or in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for five consecutive days each week, except during any recess or during any week in which there is a holiday (when the number of consecutive days on which votes shall be held is four). Limits to 13 the number of recess weeks during each (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Nolan Introduced In House on 03/26/2015

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Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution [HR-17] [Budget and Spending ]
Stay on Schedule (S.O.S.) Resolution Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order for the House to consider a concurrent resolution for its adjournment during any day in August of any calendar year until the House has passed by July 31 of that year each of the regular appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning on October 1.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H141) on 01/08/2015

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments. [HJR-96] [Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from making recess appointments. This joint resolution prohibits the President from filling any vacancy during the recess of the Senate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 07/20/2016

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Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. [HJR-76]
Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress. This joint resolution convenes the second session of the 114th Congress at noon on January 4, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin McCarthy Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/18/2015

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. [HCR-95]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, November 19, 2015, through Wednesday, November 25, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2015. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, November 19, 2015, through Tuesday, November 24, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, November 30, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Garret Graves Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/20/2015

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. [HCR-92]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, November 5, 2015, through Thursday, November 12, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Tuesday, November 10, 2015, through Friday, November 13, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, November 16, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rob Woodall Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/06/2015

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. [HCR-91]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, November 5, 2015, through Thursday, November 12, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Virginia Foxx Indefinitely Postponed By Senate By Unanimous Consent. on 12/16/2015

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. [HCR-72]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Tuesday, August 4, 2015, through Friday, September 4, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Tuesday, August 4, 2015, through Saturday, September 5, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jeff Denham Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/06/2015

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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. [HCR-7]
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President. Provides for a joint session of Congress on January 20, 2015, to receive a message from the President.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock Received In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S217) on 01/13/2015

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RESTORE Resolution of 2015 Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration Resolution of 2015 [HCR-67] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ] [Finance ] [Small Business ] [Taxes ]
RESTORE Resolution of 2015 Regulation Sensibility Through Oversight Restoration Resolution of 2015 Establishes the Joint Select Committee on Regulatory Reform to: review the process by which rules are promulgated by agencies, hold hearings on the effects of and how to reduce regulatory overreach in all sectors of the economy, and review the Code of Federal Regulations to identify rules and sets of rules that should be repealed. Requires the Joint Select Committee to recommend to Congress legislation to create processes: (1) under which an agency, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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Providing for a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. [HCR-32]
Providing for a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Declares that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Friday, March 27, 2015, through Monday, March 30, 2015, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Monday, April 13, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr 3/26/2015 S2089; Text As Passed Senate: Cr 3/26/2015 S2089) on 03/27/2015

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. [HCR-31]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Thursday, March 26, 2015, through Friday, April 10, 2015, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Davis Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr 3/26/2015 S2089; Text As Passed Senate: Cr 3/26/2015 S2089) on 03/27/2015

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Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. [HCR-169] [Budget and Spending ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. Establishes an ad hoc Joint Committee on the Organization of the Congress to make a full and complete study of the organization, operations, functions, and relevant interactions of the Members of Congress and to make recommendations that serve specified objectives. Requires the committee to include in its report to both chambers at the end of a congressional session recommendations for its continuation or designation of a similar entity to continue the pursuit of improvements in the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Introduced In House on 09/28/2016

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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. [HCR-166]
Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. Declares that when the House adjourns on any legislative day from Wednesday, September 28, 2016, through Friday, November 11, 2016, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2016.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer Received In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6286; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S6286) on 09/29/2016

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Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution [HCR-147] [Trade ]
Reclaiming Congress's Constitutional Mandate in Trade Resolution Establishes: (1) a Joint Ad Hoc Committee on Trade Responsibilities to develop a plan under which the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) shall be moved to the legislative branch, and (2) a Congressional Advisory Board on Trade Responsibilities to advise the Joint Ad Hoc Committee in its development of the plan. Requires the USTR and the other heads of executive branch offices to make available to the Joint Ad Hoc Committee (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/19/2016

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Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch. [HCR-140] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Taxes ]
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch. Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Introduced In House on 07/05/2016

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SCOTUS Resolution Senate's Court Obligations Trump Unconstitutional Stalling Resolution [HCR-132] [Elections ] [Law Enforcement ]
SCOTUS Resolution Senate's Court Obligations Trump Unconstitutional Stalling Resolution Prohibits the House of Representatives or Senate from adjourning, remaining adjourned, or convening solely in a pro forma session for a period of more than two days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, except when the House or Senate is in session on such a day) during the remainder of the 114th Congress unless, at the time the period of adjournment begins, the Senate has taken action on the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland for Associate Justice (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 05/18/2016

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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. [HCR-125] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Defense ] [Trade ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Pensions ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Immigration ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Economic Development ]
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2017 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2018-FY2026. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS (Sec. 101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2017-FY2026 for: Federal Revenues, New Budget Authority, Budget Outlays, Deficits (On-Budget), Debt Subject to Limit, and Debt Held by the Public. (Sec. 102) Recommends (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Price The House Committee On The Budget Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-470, By Mr. Price, Tom. on 03/23/2016

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