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H. Res. 736 116th Congress House

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting "present" on any question on which a record vote is taken.

Introduced: December 3, 2019 Introduced by: Clay Higgins Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Dec 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stand For Something Resolution

This resolution requires Members of the House of Representatives to vote only in the affirmative or the negative and not "present" on any question on which a recorded vote is taken in the House, including in committees or in the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Dec 9, 2019
Abraham, Ralph
· Dec 5, 2019
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Dec 5, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Dec 5, 2019
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Dec 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 736: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting "present" on any question on which a record vote is taken.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-736/
MLA
"H. Res. 736: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting "present" on any question on which a record vote is taken.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-736/.
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H. Res. 736, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-736/.
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[H. Res. 736: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from voting "present" on any question on which a record vote is taken.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-736/)
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