3.0.0 6293 2023-01-11T13:42:15Z 2023-01-11T13:42:15Z House HR 2018-06-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 6293.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H5977]]]> hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-06-28T13:04:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2018-06-28T13:04:00Z 2018-06-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsru00 Rules Committee 2018-06-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2018-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N Congress Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Legislative rules and procedure Congress 00 2018-06-28 Introduced in House 2019-09-09T15:23:28Z Right to Petition Congress Act

This bill establishes a process under which registered voters may sign a national discharge petition to require the House of Representatives or the Senate to vote on legislation if the legislation has been introduced in or has been referred to the chamber, a certain number of voters sign the petition, and other specified requirements are met.

]]> Right to Petition Congress Act Display Title Right to Petition Congress Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to establish a process by which registered voters may sign national discharge petitions with respect to bills and joint resolutions introduced in or referred to the House and Senate, to require the House or Senate to hold a vote on the passage of any bill or joint resolution if a certain number of registered voters sign the national discharge petition for the bill or joint resolution, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Right to Petition Congress Act Introduced in House 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6293ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6293ih.xml 2018-06-28 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.