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H. Res. 937 117th Congress House

Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles.

Introduced: February 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Feb 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Feb 22, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Natural Resources, Rules, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the federal government to carry out specified actions, including enacting a balanced budget amendment and abolishing the Department of Education.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 937: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-937/
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"H. Res. 937: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-937/.
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H. Res. 937, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-937/.
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[H. Res. 937: Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to preserve liberty by operating within the enumerated powers in the Constitution of the United States and its founding principles.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-937/)
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