H.Res. 13: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans’ affairs be considered as stand-alone measures.

Introduced:
Jan 03, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA11]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This resolution was assigned to a congressional committee on January 3, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 03, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 03, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Agreed To (Simple Resolution) ...
Prognosis

0% chance of getting past committee.
0% chance of being agreed to.

Only 27% of House simple resolutions made it past committee and only 26% were agreed to in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

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Last updated Jan 03, 2013.
2 pages

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1/3/2013--Introduced.
Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order in the House to consider any legislation containing appropriations within the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations if such measure also contains appropriations within the jurisdiction of any other subcommittee of that Committee (other than any measure making supplemental appropriations or continuing appropriations for a maximum 60-day period).

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