House simple resolution
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A House simple resolution is a legislative measure used by the U.S. House of Representatives to address matters affecting only that chamber, such as its rules, procedures, or internal affairs, without requiring Senate approval or presidential signature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H.Res. | 1 |
| House simple resolution canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States House of Representatives instrument
ⓘ
congressional resolution ⓘ legislative measure ⓘ |
| appliesTo | only the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
no other branch of the United States government ⓘ officers and employees of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| canExpress |
commendations or condolences
ⓘ
policy preferences of the House ⓘ |
| consideredBy | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designation |
House simple resolution
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
H.Res.
|
| distinctFrom |
bill
ⓘ
concurrent resolution ⓘ joint resolution ⓘ |
| doesNotRequireApprovalFrom |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| effectDuration | may be limited to a Congress or continue as a standing rule ⓘ |
| enrolledForm | not presented to the President ⓘ |
| exampleFormat | H.Res. 123 ⓘ |
| governs |
conduct of House members in certain contexts
ⓘ
operations of the House chamber ⓘ |
| hasForceOfLaw | no ⓘ |
| introducedIn | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLimit |
cannot appropriate funds by itself
ⓘ
cannot change statutory law ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| mayBeDebated | on the House floor ⓘ |
| mayBeReferredTo | House committee ⓘ |
| mayBeUsedFor |
adopting a budget enforcement rule for the House
ⓘ
establishing a select committee ⓘ expressing House positions on public policy issues ⓘ |
| numbering | sequential within each Congress ⓘ |
| purpose |
to address internal affairs of the House
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to address procedures of the House ⓘ to address rules of the House ⓘ to authorize certain internal investigations ⓘ to create or modify House committees ⓘ to establish or amend House rules ⓘ to express the sense of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Congressional Record ⓘ |
| requiresApprovalFrom | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| requiresPresidentialSignature | no ⓘ |
| scope | internal matters of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| subjectTo | rules of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| votingRequirement | simple majority of members present and voting unless otherwise specified ⓘ |
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Subject: House simple resolution Description of subject: A House simple resolution is a legislative measure used by the U.S. House of Representatives to address matters affecting only that chamber, such as its rules, procedures, or internal affairs, without requiring Senate approval or presidential signature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
House Resolution 658 (95th Congress)
this entity surface form:
H.Res.