Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.

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R GingreySponsor

133 cosponsors · 133 R

R McMorris Rodgers KM

33 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 31, 2007

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider any bill, joint resolution, or conference report, containing appropriations within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations if such measure also contains appropriations within the jurisdiction of any other subcommittee of that Committee. (Thus requires that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.)

Exempts from such requirement any measure making supplemental appropriations or continuing appropriations for up to 60 days.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans' affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.

Latest action (Oct 31, 2007): Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 31, 2007

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No recorded floor vote found.