Most simple resolutions concern the rules of one house. They are also used to express the sentiments of a single house. Reports H.Rpt House Report S.Rpt. Senate Report A report is a document that presents a committee s explanation of its action regarding legislation that has been referred to it. Conference reports are numbered and designated in the same way as regular House and Senate reports.
Most reports favor a bill s passage, although a bill can be reported without recommendation.
A reported version of a bill references the applicable report number. This phrase describes concurrent or simple resolutions. This phrase describes a motion to discharge a committee from considering a bill. The motion requires a majority vote from that committee. This phrase indicates that, after being debated, a bill has been voted on and passed by one of the two houses.