SJRES 4
115th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Drug therapy
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
State and local government operations
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
Introduced: January 12, 2017
Introduced by:
Lankford, James
Republican
· Oklahoma
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Jan 12, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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