Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 182 (Roll no. 833).
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 4, 2007
Directs the Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007, to investigate and include in its initial report findings and resulting recommendations concerning the actions of a specified Member while presiding over the House of Representatives on August 3, 2007, at the time the Republican Leader offered H. Res. 612 (raising a question of the privileges of the House) and the actions which led to the differences between the statements in the Congressional Record and those actually spoken on that day.
Requires the Congressional Record for the legislative day of August 3, 2007, to be corrected to reflect verbatim the words actually spoken during consideration of H. Res. 612.
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