[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 255 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 255

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that any 
  bill or resolution that is not reported from a committee of subject-
  matter jurisdiction requires a two-thirds vote to be considered as 
                                passed.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2021

 Ms. Tenney 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 require that any 
  bill or resolution that is not reported from a committee of subject-
  matter jurisdiction requires a two-thirds vote to be considered as 
                                passed.

    Resolved, That rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
    ``13. A bill or resolution introduced in the House that is not 
reported by the committee of subject-matter jurisdiction may not be 
considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not 
less than two-thirds of the members voting, a quorum being present.''.
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