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H. Res. 19 111th Congress House

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 6, 2009
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 Latest action January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XVI (Motions and Amendments) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it in order to consider any amendment offered by at least one Member from the majority party and one Member from the minority party to any bill or resolution that does not violate any rule and that is timely submitted to the Committee on Rules.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 19: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-19/
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"H. Res. 19: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to encourage bipartisan amendments.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-19/.
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H. Res. 19, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-19/.
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