Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Bill: 115-hres-227
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-23
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: District of Columbia

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Political representation

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends Rule III (The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, in a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, the same powers and privileges as Members of the House.</p> <p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2017 Ms. Plaskett submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

That clause 3(a) of rule III of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the first sentence the following: In the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, each Delegate and the Resident Commissioner shall possess the same powers and privileges as Members of the House. .