US Congress House Resolution 512 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-09-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate the "Gephardt rule". Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) redesignate Rule XXIX (General Provisions) as Rule XXX; and (2) insert after Rule XXVIII (Reserved) new Rule XXIX (Statutory Limit on Public Debt) to reinstate the "Gephardt rule," repealed by H.Res. 5 (adopting the Rules of the House for the 112th Congress). The Gephardt rule: (1) provided for an automatic engrossment and transmittal to the Senate of a joint resolution changing the public debt limit, upon the adoption of a budget resolution; and (2) avoided a separate vote in the House on public debt-limit legislation.

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate the "Gephardt rule".

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-09-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
2017-09-08	House	Introduced in House

HR5 (Similar To) 2017-01-03 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/512/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres512/BILLS-115hres512ih.pdf