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H.Res. 206: Acknowledging that the lack of sunlight and transparency in financial transactions poses a threat to our national security and our economy’s security and supporting efforts to close related loopholes.

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Acknowledging that the lack of sunlight and transparency in financial transactions and corporate formation poses a threat to our national security and our economy's security and supporting efforts to close related loopholes.

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Maxine Waters

Sponsor. Representative for California's 43rd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2019
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Mar 8, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Mar 13, 2019

This simple resolution was agreed to on March 13, 2019. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

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History

Mar 8, 2019
 
Introduced

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Mar 13, 2019
 
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. 206 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.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 206. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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