PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 235, H. Res. 229 is laid on the table.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 10, 2009
Waives a specified requirement of rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration or disposition of any measure (making appropriations for FY2009) on the same day it is presented to the House.
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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] · D–MA
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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 235, H. Res. 229 is laid on the table.
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee on the legislative day of March 9, 2009 and which provides for consideration or disposition of any measure making appropriations for the fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes. The resolution also provides that House Resolutions 218 and 219 are laid on the table.
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-35, by Mr. McGovern.
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-35, by Mr. McGovern.
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