H.Res. 72 · 117th Congress

Removing a certain Member from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Introduced on Feb 1, 2021 by Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23). 45 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Feb 4, 2021): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 1, 2021
Cosponsors
45
0 from the other party
Policy area
Congress
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers

Subjects

  • Congressional committees
  • Georgia
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • House Committee on Education and Labor
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Feb 4, 2021). Public domain.

This resolution removes Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-23Sponsor

Democrats · 45

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Agreeing to the Resolution
    Feb 4, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 230–199

History

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  1. Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 1, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 1, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ethics.
  4. Feb 3, 2021 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 91 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 72 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions.
  5. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseRule H. Res. 91 passed House.
  6. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 91. (consideration: CR H347-358)
  7. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H. Res. 72 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions.
  8. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 72.
  9. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  10. Feb 4, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 199 (Roll no. 25).(text: CR H347)House · Roll call 25
  11. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseOn agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 - 199 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR H347)House · Roll call 25
  12. Feb 4, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.