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House Simple Resolution 736
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting "present" on any question on which a record vote is taken.
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H. RES. 736 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 736


Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting “present” on any question on which a record vote is taken.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 3, 2019

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting “present” on any question on which a record vote is taken.

Resolved,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This resolution may be cited as the “Stand For Something Resolution”.

SEC. 2. Prohibiting Members from voting “present” on questions on which a record vote is taken.

Rule XX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

“Requiring voting in affirmative or negative
“12. On any question on which a record vote is taken in the House, including the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, or in any committee of the House, a Member may vote only in the affirmative or the negative and may not vote ‘present’.”.