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House resolution · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Amending the rules of the House of Representatives to exclude provisions relating to existing or proposed water resources development projects of the Corps of Engineers from the definition of congressional earmark, and for other purposes.

H.Res. 813Introduced Jul 7, 2016Policy area: Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Rooney R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 7, 2016 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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

22 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 22 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Curt Clawson (R-FL), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Richard Nugent (R-FL), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Tom Rice (R-SC), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Yoho (R-FL).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Rooney.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-17 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.