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HRES 155 102th Congress House Congress Cabinet officers Congressional-executive relations House of Representatives

To establish a congressional question period for members of the President's Cabinet on the first Tuesday of each month during the present Congress.

Introduced: May 16, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Mar 18, 1992
Committee Hearings Held.
May 16, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 16, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Representatives to commence, on the first Tuesday of each month, during the present Congress, a two-hour period to question a member of the President's Cabinet, after disposal of such specified business on the Speaker's table and before the Private Calendar. Counts only the time consumed in questions and answers against the two-hour period.

Authorizes the Speaker to invite any member of the President's Cabinet to come before the House to answer questions during such period. Directs the Speaker to announce to the House the name of the Cabinet member who will be present to answer questions.

Directs the majority and minority leaders to decide the questions to be asked and their order from among questions submitted by Members. Sets forth procedures for Members to submit such questions.

Requires the majority and minority leaders to submit a list of questions to the: (1) Congressional Record for printing in a special part of it; and (2) Cabinet Member invited to answer the questions.

Establishes procedures for carrying out such question period.

What's happening now March 18, 1992

Committee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 13, 1991
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 16, 1991
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 16, 1991
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 16, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 155: To establish a congressional question period for members of the President's Cabinet on the first Tuesday of each month during the present Congress.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-155/
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"H. Res. 155: To establish a congressional question period for members of the President's Cabinet on the first Tuesday of each month during the present Congress.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-155/.
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H. Res. 155, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-155/.
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