H.Res. 587: MOBILE Resolution

114th Congress · introduced 2016-01-13 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-01-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 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

MOBILE Resolution

Plain summary

Members Operating to Be Innovative and Link Everyone Resolution or the MOBILE Resolution Amends Rule XI (Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each committee to permit any member absent from the site of a hearing, and any other absent individual invited to participate in the hearing, to use video conferencing and related technologies in order to participate in it to the same extent as members of the committee and other individuals present at the site of the meeting. Requires a committee to adopt a rule to count any member who participates remotely in a hearing as one of the number of members constituting a quorum at the hearing. Amends Rule XV (Business in Order on Special Days) to require the Clerk, Chief Administrative Officer, and Sergeant at Arms to work together to develop and implement a secure remote voting system under which any member absent from the floor shall be permitted to cast a vote remotely on a motion to suspend the rules if the vote is taken by electronic device. Requires the member to be treated as present for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum for considering the motion.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

MOBILE Resolution

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 2 cosponsors

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Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)

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Words on this page, explained (5)

Quorum: The minimum number of members who must be present for a body to do official business.
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.
Suspension of the rules: A fast way the U.S. House passes measures that have broad support. Debate is limited, no changes are allowed, and it needs a two-thirds vote.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114