HJ 685

  • Virginia House Joint Resolution
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Speaker of the House; legal counsel.

Abstract

Authorizes the Speaker of the House of Delegates to employ legal counsel to represent the General Assembly in instituting legal action against any federal authority if the federal authority unconstitutionally violates the sovereign rights of the Commonwealth, its agencies, or local governments or their agencies, and if the Attorney General fails to take legal action against such violations.

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Jan 31, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Tabled in Rules by voice vote

Jan 10, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103927D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Rules

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