H.Res. 700Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.

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Sponsor: Tom Cole [R-OK-04]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Aug 1, 2014 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJul 31, 2014
Passed the HouseAug 1, 2014

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of any resolution reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of September 5, 2014, providing for consideration or disposition of a measure relating to the ongoing humanitarian crisis on the U.S. southern border, border security, and related immigration law, on the same day it is presented to the House.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 700 as passed House without amendment on Aug 1, 2014. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Aug 1, 2014Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveAug 1, 2014

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House Aug 1, 2014 · the primary vote

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Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules

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226 Yea 184 Nay 22 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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Democratic199 members

Republican233 members

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