Descher's Precedents, Chapter 21 -- Order of Business; Special Orders
94th Congress, 2d Session -- House Document No. 94-661
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| Order of Business; Special Orders
Index to Precedents
[Commentary and editing by Peter D. Robinson, J.D.] |
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| A. General Principles |
| § 1. Order Fixed by Rule and Precedent; Scheduling
Business |
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| § 2. Prayer, Approval of Journal,
and Business on the Speaker's Table |
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| § 3. Unfinished and Postponed Business |
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| § 4. Calendar Wednesday; Morning
Hour Call of Committees |
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| § 5. District of Columbia Business |
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| § 6. One-minute Speeches |
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| § 7. Special-order Speeches |
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| § 8. Varying the Order of Business |
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| B. Motions to Suspend the Rules |
| § 9. Use and Effect |
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| § 10. When in Order |
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| § 11. Recognition to Offer |
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| § 12. Seconding the Motion; Recognition
to Demand Second |
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| § 13. Time and Control of Debate |
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| § 14. Amendments to Propositions
Under Suspension |
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| § 15. Voting on the Motion |
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| C. Special Rules or Orders |
| § 16. Authority of Committee on Rules; Seeking
Special Orders |
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| § 17. Reports and Their Privilege |
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| § 18. Consideration in the House |
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| § 19. Interpretation and Effect |
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| D. Types of Special Orders |
| § 20. Varying Order of Business; Providing for
Consideration |
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| § 21. "Open" Rules, Allowing
Amendments and Making in Order Certain Amendments |
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| § 22. "Closed" Rules, Prohibiting Amendments
and Allowing Only Certain Amendments |
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| § 23. Waiving and Permitting
Points of Order |
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| § 24. As to Control, Distribution,
and Duration of Debate |
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| § 25. As to Reading for Amendment |
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| § 26. As to Voting and Motions |
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| § 27. Senate Bills and Amendments;
Conference Reports |
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| E. Privileged Business |
| § 28. Authority and Scope Under Constitution, Statutes,
and Rules |
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| § 29. Certain Bills, Resolutions,
and Reports |
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| § 30. Privileged Motions as to the
Order of Business |
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| § 31. Relative Precedence Among
Privileged Matters |
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