Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 577
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community; and for other purposes.
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Sep 25, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 24, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
577
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
Primary focus of measure is Members of Congress; general congressional oversight; congressional agencies, committees, operations; legislative procedures; U.S. Capitol. Measures concerning oversight and investigation of specific matters may fall under the issue-specific relevant policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Pennsylvania
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on September 25, 2019
Question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
543
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2203) to increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, provide independent oversight of border security activities, improve training for agents and officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3525) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish uniform processes for medical screening of individuals interdicted between ports of entry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 576) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community.
Text (2)
September 25, 2019
September 24, 2019
Amendments (1)
Sep 25, 2019
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 623
Amendment strikes section 3 of H.Res. 577 and inserts at the end of H.Res. 576 a new text striking all after the resolving clause and striking the preamble.
Agreed To
Actions (9)
09/25/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/25/2019
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 191 (Roll no. 543).
09/25/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 191 (Roll no. 543).
09/25/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 577.
09/25/2019
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H7913-7920)
09/24/2019
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
09/24/2019
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2203, H.R. 3525, and H.Res. 576 under closed rules. Rule also provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of September 26, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules; and provides for proceedings during the period from September 30, 2019, through October 14, 2019
09/24/2019
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-217, by Ms. Scanlon.
09/24/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:51 PM