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H.Res. 422: Urging adherence to the “one country, two systems” policy as prescribed in the Joint Declaration between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong.

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Eliot Engel

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Last Updated: Nov 1, 2017
Length: 7 pages
Introduced:

Jun 29, 2017
115th Congress, 2017–2019

Status:

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Nov 1, 2017

This simple resolution was agreed to on November 1, 2017. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

History

Jun 29, 2017
 
Introduced

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Jul 27, 2017
 
Considered by Asia and the Pacific

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Sep 28, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Oct 27, 2017
 
On House Schedule

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Nov 1, 2017
 
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. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

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H.Res. 422 is 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.

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