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IV
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1065
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2020Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Walorski, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pascrell, and Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat.
That—
(a) Clause 1 of rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding after the third item the following new item:
Fourth. On the first legislative day of each month, a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat.
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(b) Clause 1 of rule XIV is amended by redesignating the fourth through the ninth items as the fifth through the tenth items.
(c) Rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
7. The Speaker shall not read the name of any member of the Armed Forces under clause 1 if any family member informs the Speaker that the family member does not wish to have the name of that individual read.
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