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On a legislative calendar, a "legislative day" is a day on which the Legislature actually meets. The Virginia General Assembly has six legislative days per week (Monday through Saturday), probably reflecting the desire to have a citizen legislature that accomplishes its business in a relatively short, intense annual session, after which the members return to their full-time employment.
Hence the House Leadership used the suspension calendar to do so. Other examples of suspension bills in the 110th United States Congress : H.Con.Res. 300 – Recognizing the necessity for the United States to maintain its significant leadership role in improving the health and promoting the resiliency of coral reef ecosystems, and for other ...
This bill (1) declares that Congress commits to deeming Puerto Rico to be a state of the United States if it chooses statehood; and (2) requires Puerto Rico to conduct a plebiscite, a vote of the people, on statehood in conjunction with the November 2020 election. H.R. 7085: June 4, 2020: Ending Qualified Immunity Act
2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act: To extend the wildfire and hurricane indemnity program to cover certain crop losses in calendar year 2020, and for other purposes. H.R. 279: January 12, 2021: Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021: To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. H.R. 293: January ...
Upon being reported out of Committee or removed from Committee by the House, a bill will be added to the House Calendar and any rules setting out how much time is allowed for debate, or other matters may be passed by the House in the form of a resolution. Generally, the supporters and opponents of a bill control debate time and may yield time ...
H.R. number Date of introduction Short title Description H.R. 10: April 26, 2017 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017: To create hope and opportunity for investors, consumers, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that ...
Suzerain is a narrative government simulation game developed by Torpor Games and published by Fellow Traveller. It was released for Windows , macOS , on 4 December 2020 and Nintendo Switch , on 23 September 2021, and for Android and iOS on 8 December 2022.
When a bill is reported out of one of the other committees, it does not go straight to the House floor, because the House, unlike the United States Senate, does not have unlimited debate and discussion on a bill. Instead, what may be said and done to a bill is strictly limited. This limitation is performed by the Rules Committee.