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H.Res. 706 (114th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4901) to reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “Fiduciary”; and providing for proceedings during the period from May 2, 2016, through May 9, 2016.
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This resolution sets the rules for debate for H.R. 4901 (114th), such as limiting who can submit an amendment and setting floor debate time.

Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Virginia Foxx
Virginia Foxx

Sponsor. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Apr 28, 2016
Length: 3 pages
Introduced
Apr 27, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Apr 28, 2016

This simple resolution was agreed to on April 28, 2016. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

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History

Apr 27, 2016
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Apr 27, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Rules

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Apr 28, 2016
 
Agreed To

The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

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H.Res. 706 (114th) was a simple resolution in the United States Congress.

A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 706. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This simple resolution was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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