United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 209 (105th)
Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to take away the power of the Committee on Rules to report rules or orders waiving the germaneness requirement.
Introduced
31 July 1997
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Summary
Amends rule XI (rules of procedures for committees) of the House of Representatives to prohibit the Committee on Rules from reporting any rule or order waiving the germaneness requirement of rule XVI (prohibiting admission of a motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration under color of amendment).
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 31 July 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 31 July 1997
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-resolution/209
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hres/209