HRES 370
115th Congress
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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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May 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 26, 2017
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Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives. Requires the Speaker, whenever a moment of silence related to a tragedy in the United States or its territories involving gun violence occurs on the floor of the House, to 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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Cosponsors
62
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
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Castor, Kathy
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Doggett, Lloyd
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Gomez, Jimmy
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Khanna, Ro
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Soto, Darren
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Lieu, Ted
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Beyer, Donald S.
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Boyle, Brendan F.
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Brownley, Julia
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Carson, André
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Chu, Judy
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Clark, Katherine M.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cohen, Steve
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Cuellar, Henry
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Davis, Danny K.
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DeGette, Diana
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Espaillat, Adriano
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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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Jayapal, Pramila
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Keating, William R.
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Larson, John B.
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Lofgren, Zoe
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
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McCollum, Betty
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McGovern, James P.
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Meeks, Gregory W.
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Meng, Grace
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Moore, Gwen
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Moulton, Seth
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Norcross, Donald
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pallone, Frank
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Peters, Scott H.
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Pocan, Mark
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Quigley, Mike
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Raskin, Jamie
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Ruiz, Raul
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Sánchez, Linda T.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 370: 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.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-370/
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