Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies.

Bill: 115-hres-666
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2017-12-15
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Crime victims

Firearms and explosives

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies.</p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 666 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 15, 2017 Mr. Raskin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies.

That rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 7. There shall be a 60-second moment of silence in the House for victims of firearm homicide in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies. .