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Glen Maxey, the first openly gay member of the Texas House of Representatives, visited the University of Texas campus after the polls closed, where he said students voted more than 4-to-1 against the amendment. [16] Students at the University of Houston, University of North Texas, and Texas State University voted 2-to-1 against the amendment. [16]
On January 21, 1997, the House officially reprimanded Gingrich (in a vote of 395 in favor, 28 opposed) and "ordered [him] to reimburse the House for some of the costs of the investigation in the amount of $300,000". [115] [116] [117] It was the first time a Speaker was disciplined for an ethics violation. [117] [118]
Powell v. McCormack, 395 U.S. 486 (1969), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the Qualifications of Members Clause of Article I of the US Constitution is an exclusive list of qualifications of members of the House of Representatives, which may exclude a duly elected member for only those reasons enumerated in that clause.
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Until 1998 in the British House of Commons, it was required that a member raising a point of order while the House is voting must speak "seated and covered", i.e. wearing a hat. [13] Two opera hats were maintained in the House for this purpose, [ 14 ] with members of parliament sometimes covering their head with an Order Paper while the hat was ...
District 35 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd Legislature (1849–1851). [1] The district comprises portions of Cameron and Hidalgo counties. [2] [3] It also includes the cities and Census-designated places of La Feria, San Benito, Duffing, La Homa, La Joya, Penitas, and a small percentage of ...
View from the Press Gallery above the Speaker's chair, looking towards the Public Gallery located above the entrance to the chamber. The Visitors' Gallery, formerly known as the Strangers' Gallery, [1] is set aside for members of the public at the British House of Commons, and is intended for both invited and uninvited members of the public to watch the proceedings of the House.
Pepper (Inspector of Taxes) v Hart [1992] UKHL 3, is a landmark decision of the House of Lords on the use of legislative history in statutory interpretation.The court established the principle that when primary legislation is ambiguous then, in certain circumstances, the court may refer to statements made in the House of Commons or House of Lords in an attempt to interpret the meaning of the ...