How to Use resident commissioner in a Sentence
resident commissioner
noun
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The resident commissioner gains the right to vote in committee via an amendment to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
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CNN,
9 Dec. 2021
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Puerto Rico also sends a resident commissioner to Congress who can introduce legislation and vote in committees but not on the House floor.
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W. James Antle Iii,
Washington Examiner,
3 Nov. 2020
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There is also a resident commissioner from the US territory of Puerto Rico.
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Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2022
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On the day of and the day after death of a senator, representative, territorial delegate or the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico.
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Aaron Steckelberg,
Washington Post,
24 Dec. 2019
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Still, the Puerto Rican resident commissioner, the territory's non-voting member of the House, caucuses with Republicans.
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Ryan Struyk,
CNN,
14 Oct. 2017
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There is no chance that Congress will accept the credentials of the shadow delegation and seat them as representatives of Puerto Rico, which currently has a nonvoting resident commissioner who can participate in congressional debates.
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Carl Hulse,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2018
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