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Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the General Accounting Office and its employees for enabling the House to continue its work while the House office buildings were closed…

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Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the General Accounting Office and its employees for enabling the House to continue its work while the House office buildings were closed due to the presence of Anthrax.

Introduced: November 27, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 27, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 27, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8396)
Nov 27, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8396)
Nov 27, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 294.
Nov 27, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8396-8397)
Nov 27, 2001
Mr. Ney moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Nov 27, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 27, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses gratitude to the General Accounting Office (GAO) for accommodating the House of Representatives during the recent closure of the House office buildings. Thanks the hundreds of GAO employees who generously vacated their workspaces and otherwise helped to make it possible for the work of the House to continue during this period.
What's happening now November 27, 2001

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 27, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 294: Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the General Accounting Office and its employees for enabling the House to continue its work while the House office buildings were closed due to the presence of Anthrax.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-294/
MLA
"H. Res. 294: Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the General Accounting Office and its employees for enabling the House to continue its work while the House office buildings were closed due to the presence of Anthrax.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-294/.
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H. Res. 294, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-294/.
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[H. Res. 294: Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to the General Accounting Office and its employees for enabling the House to continue its work while the House office buildings were closed due to the presence of Anthrax.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HRES-294/)
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