Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Latest action. On motion to tableA motion to set something aside permanently. It is not debatable and needs only a simple majority, so it is the fastest way to kill an amendment without voting on it directly.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) the measure Agreed to by the yeas and naysThe constitutional right of one-fifth of those present to force every member's vote onto the public record. The mechanism behind every roll call you can look up.Read the full definition (opens a new tab): 224 - 193 (Roll no. 38).
On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 193 (Roll no. 38).
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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 6, 2020: On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 193 (Roll no. 38).
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?
KAY GRANGER (R-TX) introduced it on February 5, 2020, and 124 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 124 Republicans.
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 5, 2020, 2409 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2408 days ago, on February 6, 2020.
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
- HouseOn motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 193 (Roll no. 38).
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action