US HR253 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-25 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution declares that socialism (1) along with Marxism, is a failed ideology; (2) poses a significant threat to the freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity to all countries and citizens around the world; and (3) is a failed experiment of governance that inevitably ends in suffering. The resolution affirms that America will never be a socialist nation.
Title
Recognizing that it is the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Socialism poses a significant threat to the freedom, liberty, and economic prosperity.
Sponsors
| Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL] | Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC] | Rep. Mark Green [R-TN] | Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ] |
| Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] | Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA] | Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA] | Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] |
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-03-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SR289 (Related) 2019-07-29 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5148-5149; text: CR S5148)
Subjects
Economic theory
Government operations and politics
Political movements and philosophies
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Government operations and politics
Political movements and philosophies
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/253/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres253/BILLS-116hres253ih.pdf |
