[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 230 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 230

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the 
House may not consider any reported bill until at least 72 hours after 
                            it is reported.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2011

  Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Polis) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the 
House may not consider any reported bill until at least 72 hours after 
                            it is reported.

    Resolved, That clause 11 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``11. It shall not be in order to consider a bill or joint 
resolution that has not been reported by a committee until such measure 
has been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner 
for 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
when the House is in session on such a day) in which such measure has 
been available to Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner.''.
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