H.R. 5885 · 114th Congress
Right to Petition Congress Act
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This bill requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to establish a process under which they shall:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 14, 2016
Right to Petition Congress Act
This bill requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to establish a process under which they shall:
- develop a national discharge petition for a bill or joint resolution introduced in either the House or the Senate or referred to either chamber after passage by the other chamber during a Congress,
- make each petition available for signature by individuals registered to vote in elections for federal office held in their domiciles, and
- compile such signatures.
The Clerk or the Secretary may: (1) develop a petition only at the request of the sponsor of the bill or joint resolution; and (2) carry out this bill using such methods as the Clerk and Secretary consider appropriate, including providing for the availability of such petitions and the acceptance of signatures on them exclusively through electronic means.
If a discharge petition is certified by the Clerk or the Secretary as having valid signatures of 25% or more of qualified voters, the leadership of the House and Senate shall ensure that a vote on the final passage of the measure takes place within a specified time period.
As part of the national discharge petition process, the Clerk and the Secretary shall provide on their public websites a hyperlink through which individuals may obtain information on how to register to vote in federal elections in their domiciles.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Right to Petition Congress Act
Latest action (Jul 14, 2016): Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 14, 2016
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No recorded floor vote found.