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HRES 1195 111th Congress House Congress Appropriations House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except spending for the Department of Defense.

Introduced: June 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 111th Congress
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Mar 18, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 18, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report designating any direct spending or appropriation as an emergency requirement from being considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of at least three-fifths of the Members.

Excludes from such prohibition spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) or any spending from a designated emergency fund.

What's happening now March 18, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1195: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except spending for the Department of Defense.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1195/
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"H. Res. 1195: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except spending for the Department of Defense.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1195/.
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H. Res. 1195, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1195/.
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[H. Res. 1195: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a three-fifths majority to designate spending as emergency spending, except spending for the Department of Defense.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1195/)
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