Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.

Bill: 113-hres-374
Sponsor: full_name: Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-10-08
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends clause 2 of Rule XV (Business in Order on Special Days) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up a motion to discharge.</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 374 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 8, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Ms. Norton , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Faleomavaega , and Mr. Sablan ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.

That clause 2 of rule XV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended as follows: (1) In paragraph (b), after Member each place it appears insert , Delegate, or Resident Commissioner . (2) In paragraph (c), after Member insert , Delegate, or Resident Commissioner and after Members each place it appears insert , Delegates, or Resident Commissioner . (3) In the fifth sentence of paragraph (c), after a majority of the total membership of the House , insert , plus all Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, . (4) In paragraph (d)(1), after Member insert , Delegate, or Resident Commissioner . (5) In paragraph (e)(2), after Member insert , Delegate, or Resident Commissioner .