Raising a question of the privileges of the House pursuant to article I, section 7, of the United States Constitution.

Bill: 115-hres-1019
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2018-07-24
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Defense spending

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Recommits to the committee of conference H.R. 5515 (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) because, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, the conference report contravenes the clause of the Constitution requiring bills raising revenue to originate in the House and is an infringement of the privileges of the House.</p>

action_date: 2018-07-24
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>Recommits to the committee of conference H.R. 5515 (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) because, in the opinion of the House of Representatives, the conference report contravenes the clause of the Constitution requiring bills raising revenue to originate in the House and is an infringement of the privileges of the House.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1019 In the House of Representatives, U. S., July 24, 2018 RESOLUTION Raising a question of the privileges of the House pursuant to article I, section 7, of the United States Constitution.

That the conference report accompanying H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, in the opinion of this House, contravenes the first clause of the seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States and is an infringement of the privileges of this House and that such bill be respectfully recommitted to the committee of conference.

Karen L. Haas, Clerk.