H.Res. 461Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Sponsor: Virginia Foxx [R-NC-05]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Oct 7, 2015 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedOct 6, 2015
Passed the HouseOct 7, 2015

What the measure doesCRS summary

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

Establishes a Select Investigative Panel of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Panel to investigate and report on:

medical procedures and business practices used by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement;

any other relevant matters with respect to such procurement;
federal funding and support for abortion providers;
the practices of providers of second and third trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion;
medical procedures for the care of a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and
any changes in law or regulation necessary resulting from such findings.

(Sec. 6) Terminates the Panel 30 days after filing its final report.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 461 as passed House amended on Oct 7, 2015. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

House Oct 7, 2015

On Agreeing to the Resolution, As Amended

Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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242 Yea 184 Nay 8 not voting

Party-line vote 3 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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Democratic188 members

Republican246 members

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H.Res. 461Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

On Agreeing to the Resolution, As Amended

How the chamber split

H.Res. 461Establishing a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 538

On Agreeing to the Resolution, As Amended

How the chamber split

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