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H.Res. 967

Passed Senate

Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. RES. 965) authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6800) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from May 19, 2020, through July 21, 2020; and for other purposes.

Introduced 5/14/2020•116th Congress•House

Latest Action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

5/15/2020 • House

Summary

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.Res. 965 (authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus [e.g., the virus that causes COVID-19]) and H.R. 6800 (making emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2020).

Certain proceedings may take place on any legislative day from May 19, 2020, through July 21, 2020.

It shall be in order (1) to consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment during the month of July, 2020; and (2) at any time through the calendar day of July 19, 2020, for the Speaker of the House to suspend the rules.

Finally, the resolution waives a specified requirement of Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to allow consideration of resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules through the legislative day of July 21, 2020, on the same day they are presented to the House.

Passed House • 5/15/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Congress
House of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedure

Related Federal Spending

Sponsor & Cosponsors (1)

Sponsor

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Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Democrat • MA-2

Sponsored 5/14/2020

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Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

May 14, 2020

Committee Review

May 14, 2020

Floor Debate

May 14, 2020

Passed Chamber

May 15, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 199 (Roll No. 106).(text: CR H2007-2008)

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (2)

Engrossed in House5/15/2020
Reported in House5/14/2020

Committee Reports (1)

Related Bills (4)

H.Res. 965

Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 6800

The Heroes Act

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H.Res. 1017

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 51) to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1425) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund to provide for certain reinsurance payments to lower premiums in the individual health insurance market; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5332) to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to ensure that consumer reporting agencies are providing fair and accurate information reporting in consumer reports, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7120) to hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7301) to prevent evictions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to Community Reinvestment Act Regulations; and for other purposes.

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H.Res. 1053

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6395) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7027) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7327) making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes.

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Details

Bill TypeHRES
Current StatusPassed Senate
Cosponsors0