MEMBERS Resolution
Latest action · Oct 25, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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.
- IntroducedOct 6, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Mandating that being an Elected Member Be an Essential Requirement for Speakership Resolution or the MEMBERS Resolution
This resolution bars an individual from being eligible to be nominated to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives unless the individual is a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner (or, in the case of a nomination made prior to the beginning of the Congress in which the individual would serve as Speaker, is a Member-elect, Delegate-elect, or Resident Commissioner-elect).
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2023 to Oct 12, 2023, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Oct 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Original | Oct 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Original | Oct 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Oct 6, 2023 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Oct 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Oct 12, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- Oct 6, 2023Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House
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