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H.Res. 841 (112th): Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction.


This resolution sets the rules for debate for H.R. 6684 (112th), such as limiting who can submit an amendment and setting floor debate time.

Sponsor and status

David Dreier

Sponsor. Representative for California's 26th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2012
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Dec 19, 2012
112th Congress (2011–2013)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Dec 20, 2012

This simple resolution was agreed to on December 20, 2012. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

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History

Dec 19, 2012
 
Introduced

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

Dec 19, 2012
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Reported by House Committee.

Dec 20, 2012
 
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.

H.Res. 841 (112th) 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. 841. This is the one from the 112th Congress.

This simple resolution was introduced in the 112th Congress, which met from Jan 5, 2011 to Jan 3, 2013. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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