Senate
Jan 12, 2017A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Death with Dignity Act of 2016.
Summary
Official
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.
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Introduced(1/12/17)
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JL
Mr. Lankford
Senate (R) Oklahoma
Cosponsors (3)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 12, 2017