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Illinois General Assembly: HR421 Referred to Rules Committee

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The following action was taken on May 28 in the House on House bill HR421 ("condemn- attacks on dhs agents"): "Referred to Rules Committee."

The Rules Committees is a powerful standing committee in the House controlled by the majority. All legislation is assigned to the Rules Committee as a kind of legislative filter that sorts the more-than-6,000 bills introduced each year. The committee considers the legislation and often assigns it to other committees in order to be heard by other lawmakers. Sometimes, legislation dies in the Rules Committee if the committee decides it does not merit further consideration, occasionally leading to objections from the minority party that just a few legislators from the majority have the power to completely kill their legislation. Minority party members have objected that this makes it difficult or impossible for them to represent their constituents.

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-66) on May 27, "stands with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Guard as they continue to protect the border and keep the country safe," according to the General Assembly website.

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through May 28.

Actions
Date
Chamber
Action
May 28
House
Referred to Rules Committee
May 27
House
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Allen Skillicorn

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