H.Res. 869 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2023-11-14
Latest action (2023-11-15): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What H.Res. 869 does, in plain terms
Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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