HRES 694
114th Congress
House
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Congressional operations and organization
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Firearms and explosives
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Violent crime
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy…
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Apr 20, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Apr 20, 2016
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Declares that, whenever a moment of silence related to a tragedy involving gun violence occurs on the floor of the House, the Speaker shall announce on the next legislative day the standing committee (or subcommittee) designated to hold a hearing on the event.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
64
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Moore, Gwen
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Carson, André
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Cuellar, Henry
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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Courtney, Joe
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Tonko, Paul
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Keating, William R.
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Matsui, Doris O.
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Green, Al
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McGovern, James P.
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Adams, Alma S.
D
Aguilar, Pete
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Beatty, Joyce
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Bera, Ami
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Brownley, Julia
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Castor, Kathy
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Castro, Joaquin
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Chu, Judy
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Costa, Jim
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Davis, Danny K.
D
DeGette, Diana
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
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Duckworth, Tammy
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Frankel, Lois
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Gallego, Ruben
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Garamendi, John
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Himes, James A.
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Huffman, Jared
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Larson, John B.
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Lieu, Ted
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Luján, Ben Ray
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McCollum, Betty
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Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Meng, Grace
D
Moulton, Seth
D
Neal, Richard E.
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Peters, Scott H.
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Pocan, Mark
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Quigley, Mike
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Ruiz, Raul
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 694: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-694/
"H. Res. 694: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a standing committee (or subcommittee thereof) hearing be held whenever there is a moment of silence in the House for a tragedy involving gun violence.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-694/.
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