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HRES 661 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.

Introduced: April 19, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 28, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 23, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E370-371)
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 28, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should: (1) fulfill its constitutional obligation by observing regular order and holding hearings to consider the President's nomination of Judge Garland to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court; and (2) after giving its full and fair consideration, vote on such nomination.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 661: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-661/
MLA
"H. Res. 661: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-661/.
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H. Res. 661, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-661/.
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[H. Res. 661: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-661/)
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