[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 643 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 643

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment 
of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for 
those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2017

     Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Yoho) 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 observe a moment 
of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for 
those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan.

    Resolved, That rule XIV of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``7. (a) On the first legislative day of each month on which there 
is a record vote on any bill or joint resolution, immediately after 
that vote, a moment of silence shall be observed on behalf of those 
killed or wounded (as well as their families) in the current United 
States engagement in Afghanistan.
    ``(b) The moment of silence shall be led by the Speaker of the 
House, except when granted a leave of absence from the House.''.
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