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H.Con.Res.190 / 110th Congress

Authorizing printing of the brochure entitled "How Our Laws Are Made", the document-sized, annotated version of the United States Constitution, and the pocket version of the United States Constitution.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 24, 2007

Authorizes the printing of the following as House documents: (1) the edition of the brochure entitled "How Our Laws Are Made"; (2) the 2007 edition of the document-sized, annotated version of the U.S. Constitution; and (3) the 23rd edition of the pocket version of the U.S. Constitution.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · D–PA

Committees

  • Committee on House Administration
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10045-10046)

  3. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10045-10046)

  4. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  5. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text as passed in House: CR H8301)

  6. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text as passed in House: CR H8301)

  7. RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Mr. Ehlers reserved the right to object to consider H. Con. Res. 190. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

  8. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8301)

  9. Mr. Brady (PA) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  10. Committee on House Administration discharged.

  11. Committee on House Administration discharged.

  12. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

  13. Introduced in House

  14. Introduced in House

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Institutions and government scope

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Individual rights and government power

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