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HR 236

A Resolution directing the Government Oversight Committee to conduct an investigation.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jesse Topper and 1 co-sponsor

H.R. 236 expresses condolences from the House on the death of Phil Alexander Robertson; it is ceremonial with no legal or fiscal effect.

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Bill Summary · HR 236

Summary — H.R. 236 (House Resolution)

Bill at a glance

  • Title (as provided): CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Phil Alexander Robertson
  • Classification: House resolution (honorary/congratulatory/condolence type)
  • Introduced: January 7, 2025
  • Status: Claimed as “Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State” (June 4, 2025); enrolled and signed by the Speaker (May 29, 2025).
  • Related bill: S. 27 (companion)

Important note: the document body supplied with this file appears to contain text from multiple unrelated state-level resolutions (congratulating Michael W. Leopold on his retirement as Mayor of Swansea, and recognizing Linda Ford Kellogg for service in Bartow County, GA). That content does not match the bill title about condolences for Phil Alexander Robertson. This summary describes the actual nature and procedural status of the resolution as provided, and flags the internal inconsistency.

Main purpose and intent

Based on the title provided, the intended purpose of H.R. 236 is to express the condolences of the U.S. House of Representatives on the death of Phil Alexander Robertson. Such resolutions are typically honorary and symbolic expressions of sympathy and respect directed to the deceased and their family.

However, the record and text attached to this file include language from other ceremonial resolutions (retirement commendations and recognitions). Because of that mismatch, the exact textual formulation of the condolences (any biographical details or specific findings about Mr. Robertson) is not present in the supplied document.

Key provisions / changes

  • As an honorary House resolution, H.R. 236 would not create or amend law, authorize spending, or impose obligations. Typical provisions in a condolence resolution include:

    • A preamble noting the life, public service, or community contributions of the deceased.
    • A resolved clause expressing the condolences of the House and directing that a copy of the resolution be provided to the family or appropriate representatives.

  • No authoritative condolence text for Phil Alexander Robertson appears in the supplied document; instead, the file contains separate ceremonial texts for other individuals.

Who is affected

  • Directly affected: the surviving family, friends, and community of the deceased (Phil Alexander Robertson) — receiving formal condolences from the House.
  • Indirectly: none in terms of legal or fiscal effect. Honorary resolutions are symbolic.

Procedural timeline (from provided actions)

  • 2025-01-07: Introduced and referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • 2025-02-11: Filed; House First Readers; House Read and Adopted (per file).
  • 2025-02-19: Referred to Local & Consent Calendars.
  • 2025-04-07: Placed on Calendar — Resolution Adopted (per entry).
  • 2025-04-17: Placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar; various calendar motions recorded.
  • 2025-05-28: Read by title, rules suspended, adopted.
  • 2025-05-29: Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  • 2025-06-04: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State.

Impact

  • No legal, regulatory, or budgetary impacts. The resolution is ceremonial: it communicates the House’s condolences (or recognition/commendation in the attached text fragments) and provides a formal record of appreciation or sympathy.

Sponsors

  • The file lists a very large number of sponsors and cosponsors (including several identified as “primary” sponsors: Dan Newhouse; Mitchell Scoggins; Matthew Gambill; Jay Hoffman; Michael Echols). Because the text appears to be a composite of multiple state and House resolutions, sponsorship attribution in the supplied material is inconsistent. A companion senate bill S. 27 is noted.

Bottom line / Caveat

H.R. 236 is recorded as an honorary House resolution intending to express condolences for the death of Phil Alexander Robertson. The provided document contains unrelated ceremonial texts for other persons (Michael W. Leopold and Linda Ford Kellogg), indicating a clerical or file-aggregation error. The resolution, as an adopted and enrolled House measure, is symbolic and carries no legal or fiscal consequences. If you need the exact condolence text for Phil Alexander Robertson or confirmation of sponsorship and final disposition, I recommend obtaining the official enrolled resolution text from the House Clerk or Congressional Record to resolve the content inconsistency.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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