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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Other Bill Titles (1 more)1/24/2007--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends Rule III (The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide t... moreSee Full Bill Text
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by House |
| January 19, 2007 | January 24, 2007 |
Latest Vote
| January 24, 2007Roll call number 57 in the House | |||
| Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 78 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 51% | Result: Passed | |
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January 27, 2007 HOW THEY VOTED
HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS (H Res 78): Voting 226-191, the House extended limited voting rights on the House floor to delegates from American Samoa, the District ...
January 24, 2007 Democrats Give Delegates Voting Rights
... which narrowly missed getting a new seat after the last census. Information on the rule, H. Res. 78, can be found at http://thomas.loc.gov/
January 24, 2007 Pelosi: 'We Should Work to Expand Democracy, Not Limit It'
24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in support of H. Res. 78, which would amend House rules by ...
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January 26, 2008 Daniel Daviesâs Blog » âThe Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilanceâ
Earlier today, the House passed H. Res. 78, by a vote of 226 to 191 (Roll Call 57). Because of this change in the House rules, non-state Delegates may now vote on all matters considered in the House except when their votes provide a ...
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January 02, 2008 Sam Fuller Reviews: Membership And Qualifications For US House Of ...
On 24 January 2007 , the House changed its internal rules (by passing H. Res. 78 to permit the non-voting delegates and Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole when their votes would not be decisive. ...
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October 06, 2007 United States House of Representatives
On 24 January 2007, the House changed its internal rules (by passing H. Res. 78 to permit the non-voting delegates and Resident Commissioner to vote in the Committee of the Whole when their votes would not be decisive. ...
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