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.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress, 2019–2021
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.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“My Votes – Week of March 11”
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Mar 15, 2019
“Sunshine Week: House Democrats Shine a Light on Open, Transparent Government For The People”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Mar 12, 2019
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - March 15, 2019”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP0]
on Mar 18, 2019
History
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Mar 8, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 13, 2019
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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. |
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.
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