Loading the public record
Loading the public record
Where They Stand is a nonpartisan guide to everyone running for Congress: their money, their own words and how incumbents voted. Find your ballot →
All recent votes114th CongressHouse
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the Supreme Court in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674, and to file a brief in support of the position that the petitioners have acted in a manner that is not consistent with their duties under the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Requires the House Office of General Counsel, at the Speaker's direction, to represent the House in connection with the filing of any amicus curiae brief pursuant to this resolution, including supervision of any outside counsel providing services to the Speaker on a pro bono basis for such purpose.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 639 as passed House without amendment on Mar 17, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Mar 17, 2016
Authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the House of Representatives in the matter of United States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674
Passed
234 Yea 186 Nay 14 not voting
Party-line vote 5 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 5 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
434 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Organizations that named H.Res. 639 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
7 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.