Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Latest action · Mar 9, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 9, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House to consider any legislation containing appropriations within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations if such measure also contains appropriations within the jurisdiction of any other subcommittee of that Committee (other than any measure making supplemental appropriations or continuing appropriations for a maximum 60-day period).
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2009 to Sep 24, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 4, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | May 4, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | May 4, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | May 4, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | May 4, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | May 12, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 20, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-SC | J. Gresham Barrett | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jul 27, 2009 | |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Sep 24, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Sep 24, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2009Introduced in House
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