Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 37) directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress; 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.
Latest action. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.J.Res. 37 (directing the removal of certain U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen).
The resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of February 17, 2019, on the same day it is presented to the House, relating to measures making or continuing appropriations for FY2019.
The resolution makes it in order at any time through the calendar day of February 17, 2019, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.
The chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record by that date, such material as the chair may deem explanatory of such measures.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House" stage on February 13, 2019. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
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The record's latest action, on February 13, 2019: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What is a simple resolution, exactly?
A simple resolution concerns one chamber only, such as its own rules or an expression of its opinion. The other chamber and the President play no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA) introduced it on February 11, 2019. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 11, 2019, 2768 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2766 days ago, on February 13, 2019.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 116th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2021 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
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Vote history
- HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action