H.J.Res. 92: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
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H.J.Res. 92: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-28 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 380 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HJRES92 (2017-07-17), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Interstate Compact (Sec. 2) This joint resolution grants congressional consent to amendments of Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact relating to the appointment and removal of members and alternates of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority by compact signatories.
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Official text
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Area Transit Regulation Compact.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] · 7 cosponsors
Cosponsors on this site
Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 380 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HJRES92 (2017-07-17): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Joint resolution
- In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
- 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.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hjres92.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hjres>
Record fed-us-cong115-hjres92 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115