H.Res. 221Waiving 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: Pete Sessions [R-TX-32]
Policy area: Congress
Committee: Rules Committee
Latest action: Mar 23, 2017 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedMar 22, 2017
Passed the HouseMar 23, 2017

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.)

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 March 27, 2017, on the same day it is presented to the House.

(Sec. 2) Makes it in order at any time through the legislative day of March 26, 2017, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 221 as passed House without amendment on Mar 23, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Mar 23, 2017Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMar 23, 2017

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House Mar 23, 2017 · 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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233 Yea 185 Nay 11 not voting

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

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