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House resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to afford witnesses greater freedom to provide information to House committees by eliminating current administrative requirements.

H.Res. 39Introduced Feb 5, 1997Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. David Skaggs D-CO
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 24, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 16 Democrats

2 of 18 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), John LaFalce (D-NY), William Lipinski (D-IL), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Pete Stark (D-CA), Bruce Vento (D-MN), Henry Waxman (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Skaggs.

Sponsor’s state and district

Colorado in Congress · CO-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.