HRES 541 · 112th Congress · Congress

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide that the House may not consider major legislation unless it addresses one issue at a time.

Introduced 2012-02-08· Sponsored by Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.(2012-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider: (1) a bill or joint resolution that is major legislation and advances more than one issue, (2) an amendment to a measure to be offered at the outset of its consideration for amendment by a member of a committee of initial referral as designated in a report of the Committee on Rules to accompany a resolution prescribing a special order of business that is major legislation and advances more than one issue, (3) a conference report to accompany a measure that is major legislation and advances more than one issue, or (4) a rule or order that waives the application of such requirements.…

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