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H.Con.Res. 19 (113th): Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.


Sponsor and status

Steny Hoyer

Sponsor. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2013
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Feb 26, 2013
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status

Agreed To (Concurrent Resolution) on Mar 21, 2013

This concurrent resolution was agreed to by both chambers of Congress on March 21, 2013. That is the end of the legislative process for concurrent resolutions. They do not have the force of law.

Cosponsors

7 Cosponsors (6 Democrats, 1 Republican)

See Instead

H.Con.Res. 88 (same title)
Agreed To (Concurrent Resolution) — Apr 3, 2014

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History

Feb 26, 2013
 
Introduced

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

Feb 28, 2013
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Mar 18, 2013
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

Mar 21, 2013
 
Passed Senate

The concurrent resolution was passed by both chambers in identical form. A concurrent resolution is not signed by the president and does not carry the force of law. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

Mar 21, 2013
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress.

H.Con.Res. 19 (113th) was a concurrent resolution in the United States Congress.

A concurrent resolution is often used for matters that affect the rules of Congress or to express the sentiment of Congress. It must be agreed to by both the House and Senate in identical form but is not signed by the President and does not carry the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Con.Res. 19. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This concurrent resolution was introduced in the 113th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2013 to Jan 2, 2015. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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