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H.Res. 654 (115th): Expressing support for the designation of January 23, 2018, as “National Handwriting Day” and recognizing the importance of handwriting for cognitive, artistic, and educational benefit.

Sponsor and status

Paul Tonko

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 20th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Dec 7, 2017
Length: 2 pages
Introduced
Dec 7, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This resolution was introduced on December 7, 2017, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

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Tonko Releases 2017 Legislative Scorecard
    — Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY20] (Sponsor) on Dec 22, 2017

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History

Dec 7, 2017
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

H.Res. 654 (115th) was a simple resolution in the United States Congress.

A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.Res. 654. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This simple resolution was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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