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hr 115 · 115th Congress · House

Thin Blue Line Act

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
21 current · 21 total
Actions
17
Roll calls
1
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 265 · 2017-05-18
271 Yea · 143 Nay · 0 Present · 16 Not voting — Passed
R
2232 (Yea–Nay)
D
47139 (Yea–Nay)
I
11 (Yea–Nay)
L
01 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (17)
DateTimeAction
2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-03Introduced in House
2017-01-03Introduced in House
2017-05-11Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 69.
2017-05-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-116.
2017-05-11Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-116.
2017-05-1618:39:06Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 323 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 115 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-17 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
2017-05-1713:58:04Rule H. Res. 323 passed House.
2017-05-1814:49:02Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 323. (consideration: CR H4332-4340)
2017-05-1814:49:05Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 115 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-17 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
2017-05-1814:50:48DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 115.
2017-05-1815:44:14The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2017-05-1815:45:09POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 115, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of the bill until later in the legislative day.
2017-05-1815:57:26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4341)
2017-05-1816:21:09On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 271 - 143 (Roll no. 265). (text: CR H4333)
2017-05-1816:21:09Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 271 - 143 (Roll no. 265).(text: CR H4333)
2017-05-1816:21:10Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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