Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Bill: 113-hres-706
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-31
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees

Congressional leadership

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

House Committee on the Judiciary

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-31
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Disapproves the actions taken by the House Committee on the Judiciary and the leadership of the House of Representatives with respect to H.R. 1123 (Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act).</p> <p>Directs the leadership of each House committee and the House leadership to operate in a matter that maximizes transparency and public trust.</p> <BR>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 706 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 31, 2014 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Massie ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Raising a question of the privileges of the House.

Whereas H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, was introduced on March 13, 2013; Whereas the Committee on the Judiciary marked up and ordered the bill reported, with strong bipartisan support, on July 31, 2013; Whereas the suspension version of the bill included new language to prohibit the bulk unlocking of cellular phones; Whereas the changes made to the bill fundamentally altered the substance of the underlying bill; Whereas the report of the Committee on the Judiciary on the bill was filed in the House on February 25, 2014; and Whereas the bill was passed under suspension of the rules on the night of February 25, 2014: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives disapproves of the actions taken by the Committee on the Judiciary and the leadership of the House of Representatives with respect to H.R. 1123 and directs the leadership of each committee of the House and the leadership of the House to operate in a matter that maximizes transparency and public trust.