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House committee advances resolution expanding sanctions for quorum breaks
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The Committee on House Administration voted to pass HR 128 and move it to the full House after a committee debate that focused on new sanctions for members who participate in quorum breaks.
The Committee on House Administration voted to pass HR 128 and move it to the full House after a committee debate that focused on new sanctions for members who participate in quorum breaks.
Mr. Moody, a member of the Committee on House Administration, said the resolution would add recalculation of seniority, automatic rescission of chair or vice chair appointments, pro rata deductions from a member's monthly operating budget tied to days absent, and an increase in fines from the current $500-per-day level to a penalty set at three times a member's per diem. "This provision is violative of the Texas…
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