US HR661 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on March 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 23 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should: (1) fulfill its constitutional obligation by observing regular order and holding hearings to consider the President's nomination of Judge Garland to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court; and (2) after giving its full and fair consideration, vote on such nomination.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate should fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide full and fair consideration of the President's nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] |
| Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] |
| Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA] | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL] | Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA] | Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. |
| 2016-03-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2016-03-23 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E370-371) |
| 2016-03-23 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/661/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres661/BILLS-114hres661ih.pdf |
