[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 374 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 374

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates 
  and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge 
                               petitions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2013

Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Christensen, 
 Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Sablan) 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 allow Delegates 
  and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge 
                               petitions.

    Resolved, That clause 2 of rule XV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended as follows:
            (1) In paragraph (b), after ``Member'' each place it 
        appears insert ``, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner''.
            (2) In paragraph (c), after ``Member'' insert ``, Delegate, 
        or Resident Commissioner'' and after ``Members'' each place it 
        appears insert ``, Delegates, or Resident Commissioner''.
            (3) In the fifth sentence of paragraph (c), after ``a 
        majority of the total membership of the House'', insert ``, 
        plus all Delegates and the Resident Commissioner,''.
            (4) In paragraph (d)(1), after ``Member'' insert ``, 
        Delegate, or Resident Commissioner''.
            (5) In paragraph (e)(2), after ``Member'' insert ``, 
        Delegate, or Resident Commissioner''.
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