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HRES 499 114th Congress House Congress House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.

Introduced: November 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Oct 27, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Oct 27, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends clause 2 of Rule XV (Business in Order on Special Days) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up a motion to discharge.

What's happening now October 27, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Nov 2, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 27, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 499: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-499/
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"H. Res. 499: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-499/.
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H. Res. 499, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-499/.
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[H. Res. 499: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to file, sign, and call up discharge petitions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-499/)
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