Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislative resolution is advertising for gun control by using violent crime incidents to promote that agenda within government and in the media.
Title: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies.
Subject: Congress: Congressional tributes: Crime victims: Firearms and explosives: House of Representatives: Legislative rules and procedure: Violent crime
Description: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies. Amends Rule XIV (Order and Priority of Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a 60-second moment of silence in the House for those killed by gun violence in the United States on the next legislative day after any such individual dies.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Last Action Date: December 15, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-resolution/666/all-info
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1 sponsors: Jamie Raskin (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Dec 15 2017 | Introduced in House |
House | Dec 15 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Rules. |
Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
Introduced | Dec 15 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
There are no amendments to this bill at this time |
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Rules
There have not been any votes on this bill