H.Res. 879Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to provide for the prohibition on cash payments to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

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Sponsor: Bradley Byrne [R-AL-01]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Sep 22, 2016 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedSep 21, 2016
Passed the HouseSep 22, 2016

What the measure doesCRS summary

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5931) to provide for the prohibition on cash payments to the Government of Iran, and for other purposes, and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 879 as introduced in House on Sep 21, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Sep 22, 2016Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveSep 22, 2016

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House Sep 22, 2016 · the primary vote

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Providing for consideration of H.R. 5931, Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act

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236 Yea 175 Nay 20 not voting

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Democratic186 members

Republican245 members

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