Raising a question of the privileges of the House.
Latest action · Mar 12, 2008 On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 193 (Roll no. 125).
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Declares that the House: (1) denounces any violations of House rules by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Members of the Democratic leadership in the strongest terms possible; (2) rejects the practices of holding votes open beyond a reasonable period of time for the sole purpose of circumventing the will of the House; and (3) directs the Speaker to take such steps as necessary to prevent any further abuse.
Vacates the votes on ordering the previous question and adoption of House Resolution 1031 (adopting H.Res. 895).
Directs the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to investigate and report to the House on: (1) violations of House rules by the Speaker and such Members; and (2) its findings and recommendations to the House, including a recommendation regarding the appropriate actions for the Speaker's activities.
Directs the Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of August 2, 2007, to investigate and include in the report its findings and resulting recommendations concerning the actions of the Speaker, the time the vote was held open and the changes in votes cast by members, resulting in passage of the previous question vote to H. Res. 1031 on March 11, 2008.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 125 | On Motion to Table the Resolution | Passed215–193 | Mar 12, 2008 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2008Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H1543-1544; text of measure as introduced: CR H1544)
- Mar 12, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2008Mr. McGovern moved to table the resolution.
- Mar 12, 2008On motion to table the measure Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 193 (Roll no. 125).
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 895 | Establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 11, 2008 |
| HRES 1031 | Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 895) establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Mar 11, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
- Congress
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional committees (House)
- Congressional ethics
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional leadership
- Congressional reorganization
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional voting
- Democratic Party
- Government Operations and Politics
- House of Representatives
- House rules and procedure
- House Standards of Official Conduct
- Legislative resolutions
- Members of Congress
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2008Laid on Table in House
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