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H. Res. 178 108th Congress House

Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his…

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Official title: Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his wife and family on his death.

Introduced: April 3, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 13, 2003
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2003
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3987)
May 13, 2003
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3987)
May 13, 2003
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 178.
May 13, 2003
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3987-3988)
May 13, 2003
Mr. Murphy moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Apr 16, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2003

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Honors the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 178: Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his wife and family on his death.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-178/
MLA
"H. Res. 178: Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his wife and family on his death.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-178/.
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H. Res. 178, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-178/.
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[H. Res. 178: Honoring the life and work of former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Matthew J. Ryan and offering the deepest condolences of the United States House of Representatives to his wife and family on his death.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-178/)
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