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H.Res. 488 (113th): Supporting the people of Venezuela as they protest peacefully for democracy, a reduction in violent crime and calling for an end to recent violence.

Sponsor and status

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Sponsor. Representative for Florida's 27th congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 4, 2014
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Feb 25, 2014
113th Congress (2013–2015)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Mar 4, 2014

This simple resolution was agreed to on March 4, 2014. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Cosponsors

34 Cosponsors (22 Republicans, 12 Democrats)

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History

Feb 25, 2014
 
Introduced

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

Feb 28, 2014
 
Considered by Western Hemisphere

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the resolution.

Mar 4, 2014
 
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. 488 (113th) 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. 488. This is the one from the 113th Congress.

This simple 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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