legislation: 115-hjres-27
Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API
This data as json
| bill_id | congress | bill_type | bill_number | title | policy_area | introduced_date | latest_action_date | latest_action_text | origin_chamber | sponsor_name | sponsor_state | sponsor_party | sponsor_bioguide_id | cosponsor_count | summary_text | update_date | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115-hjres-27 | 115 | hjres | 27 | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016. | Government Operations and Politics | 2017-01-12 | 2017-02-13 | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14. | House | Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] | OH | R | W000815 | 69 | This joint resolution nullifies the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016, signed by the Mayor of the District on December 19, 2016, and transmitted on January 6, 2017, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The D.C. Act authorizes terminally ill patients to request and to be prescribed medication to end their lives. | 2023-01-11T13:34:41Z |