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H.R. 849 (101st)
To amend title 1 of the United States Code to define the type of adjournment that prevents the return of a bill by the President, and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Clerk to make certain notifications to the Speaker.
Introduced
6 February 1989
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 472 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 849 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
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Summary
Amends Federal law to provide that adjournment of either House of Congress, other than an adjournment sine die to end a Congress, prevents the return of a bill by the President. Amends rule III of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Clerk to notify the Speaker whenever ten days have passed since a bill was presented to the President and the bill has not been signed or returned.
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Reported to House amended, Part II
summary · EN · 5 September 1990
Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 12 March 1990
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 February 1989
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/849
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/849