Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 781
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.
Active
Active
Passed House on Jan 9, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 8, 2020
Latest Action
Jan 9, 2020
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
781
Congress
116
Policy Area
Congress
Congress
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Massachusetts
House Votes (2)
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
6
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.
Text (2)
January 9, 2020
January 8, 2020
Actions (10)
01/09/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
01/09/2020
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 193 (Roll no. 6). (text: CR H78)
01/09/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 226 - 193 (Roll no. 6).(text: CR H78)
01/09/2020
On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 191 (Roll no. 5). (consideration: CR H91)
01/09/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 781.
01/09/2020
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H78-92)
01/08/2020
Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 83 with 2 hours of general debate.
01/08/2020
The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 116-371, by Mr. McGovern.
01/08/2020
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 68.
01/08/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 10, 2022 11:26:47 PM