HRES 712
115th Congress
House
Congress
Legislative rules and procedure
Senate
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should immediately change its rules and end the "modern" filibuster.
Introduced: January 22, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 22, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should change its rules to eliminate the modern filibuster that has allowed Senators to block debate on and passage of legislation and prevented the democratic process from working as the Founding Fathers intended.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Committees of jurisdiction
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