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Gwen Moore (D-WI)

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit individuals to wear denim clothing on the floor of the House on the last Wednesday of April of each year.

H.Res. 1232 · House resolution Congress

A Democratic resolution with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution proposes an amendment to the Rules of the House of Representatives. It specifically targets Clause 5 of rule XVII. The change would allow individuals to wear denim clothing on the floor of the House. This permission is limited to a specific time. It would only apply on the last Wednesday of April of each year.

Yes

  • Scored +1

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The bill allows members of the House to wear denim on one specific day each year.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The rule change allows for a more casual dress code once a year on the House floor.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.