Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable James Claude Wright, Jr., a Representative from the State of Texas.
Latest action · May 12, 2015 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- IntroducedMay 12, 2015
- Agreed to in HouseMay 12, 2015
Summary
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Declares that: (1) the House of Representatives has learned with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable James Claude Wright, Jr., former Member of the House for 18 terms and Speaker of the House for the 100th and 101st Congresses; and (2) in his death, the United States and Texas have lost a valued and eminent public servant and citizen.
Declares that when the House adjourns on May 12, 2015, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased former Representative and Speaker of the House.
Cosponsors
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Actions 5
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- May 12, 2015Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H2855)
- May 12, 2015Introduced in House
- May 12, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 12, 2015On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H2855)
- May 12, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H2855)
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- May 12, 2015Engrossed in House
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