H.Res. 708Waiving 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: Jan 20, 2018 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

IntroducedJan 20, 2018
Passed the HouseJan 20, 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

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 January 29, 2018, on the same day it is presented to the House.

Makes it in order at any time through the legislative day of January 28, 2018, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 708 as introduced in House on Jan 20, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 20, 2018Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 20, 2018

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House Jan 20, 2018 · 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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224 Yea 173 Nay 31 not voting · 2 present

Party-line vote 6 of 397 voting members broke with their own party: 6 Democrats.

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Democratic193 members

Republican237 members

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