Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 567) providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
Latest action · May 8, 2014 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2014
- Agreed to in HouseMay 8, 2014
Summary
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 207 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed224–192 | May 8, 2014 |
| House 206 | On Ordering the Previous Question | Passed223–192 | May 8, 2014 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 | Reported as an original measure May 8, 2014 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H3953-3961)
- May 8, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 575.
- May 8, 2014POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 575, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until later in the legislative day.
- May 8, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3969-3970)
- May 8, 2014On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 223 - 192 (Roll no. 206). (consideration: CR H3969-3970)
- May 8, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 192 (Roll no. 207). (text: CR H3953)
- May 8, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 7, 2014Introduced in House
- May 7, 2014The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 113-443, by Mr. Sessions.
- May 7, 2014Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 567 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
- May 7, 2014Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 106.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E735 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3953–H3961Text printed H3953Amendments H3960Recorded votes H3969, H3970consideration (H. Res. 575), previous question | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Jared Polis D-CO, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY (amendment), Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Pete Sessions R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | May 8, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 567 | Providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi. | Procedurally related | May 8, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 567) providing for the Establishment of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
Subjects
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Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- May 7, 2014Reported in House
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