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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 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now January 12, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 27 Identical bill Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 8, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 17, 2017
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 4: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-4/
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"S.J. Res. 4: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-4/.
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S.J. Res. 4, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SJRES-4/.
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