Bill Sponsor
House Simple Resolution 132
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Responding to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023.
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 27, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 17, 2023
Latest Action
Feb 27, 2023
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
132
Congress
118
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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South Carolina
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 27, 2023
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree
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
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
120
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

This resolution mourns the loss of life in Turkey (Turkiye) and Syria caused by the earthquakes in Turkey on February 6, 2023. The resolution also (1) applauds the work of humanitarian aid and rescue workers on the ground; and (2) condemns the efforts by the Assad regime of Syria to exploit the disaster to evade international pressure and accountability, including by preventing the United Nations from providing assistance through border crossings between Turkey and Syria.

Text (2)
February 27, 2023
February 17, 2023
Actions (9)
02/27/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/27/2023
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 2 (Roll no. 120).
02/27/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 2 (Roll no. 120). (text: CR H886-887)
02/27/2023
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
02/27/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 132.
02/27/2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
02/27/2023
Mr. Wilson (SC) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
02/17/2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
02/17/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2024 8:22:53 PM