H.Res. 597: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
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H.Res. 597: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-06-26 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-06-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Rules. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Amends Rule IV (The Hall of the House) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct all of its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House. Requires such meetings and hearings to be open to the public and to coverage by audio and visual means unless disclosure of matters to be considered would endanger national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or otherwise would violate a law or rule of the House.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the Committee on Rules to conduct its meetings and hearings in the Hall of the House, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] · 0 cosponsors
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Words on this page, explained (4)
- Resolution
- A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
- Roll-call vote
- A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres597.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres597 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111