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HRES 227 115th Congress House Congress District of Columbia House of Representatives Legislative rules and procedure Political representation U.S. territories and protectorates

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Introduced: March 23, 2017 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 23, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule III (The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide the Delegates and the Resident Commissioner, in a Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, the same powers and privileges as Members of the House.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 227: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-227/
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"H. Res. 227: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-227/.
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H. Res. 227, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-227/.
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[H. Res. 227: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-227/)
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