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Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives
107th Congress, (House Document No. 106-320)
| Document
Title |
File Size
and File Format |
Print Copy
Pages |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION 678; PREFACE;
CONTENTS; MAJOR RULE CITATION CHANGES; GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS;
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS |
Text
29K
PDF 106K |
Cover, i-xvi |
| THE
CONSTITUTION |
| PREAMBLE |
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3K
PDF
27K |
1-3 |
| ARTICLE I.
-- The legislative power |
Text
166K
PDF
189K |
4-62 |
| ARTICLE II. -- The executive
power |
Text
32K
PDF
65K |
62-74 |
| ARTICLE III.
-- The judicial power |
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4K
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43K |
74-76 |
| ARTICLE IV. -- Obligations,
duties, etc., of the States |
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4K
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42K |
76-77 |
| ARTICLE V. -- Amendments to |
Text
6K
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43K |
78-80 |
| ARTICLE VI. -- Law of the land, etc. |
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13K
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49K |
80-84 |
| ARTICLE VII. -- Ratification of |
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43K |
84-86 |
| Amendments ratified |
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72K
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106K |
87-118 |
| JEFFERSON'S MANUAL |
| SEC. I. -- Importance of adhering to rules |
Text
8K
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48K |
119-124 |
| SEC. III. -- Privilege |
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45K
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90K |
124-143 |
| SEC. VI. -- Quorum |
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2K
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41K |
143 |
| SEC. VII. -- Call of the House |
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2K
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39K |
144 |
| SEC. IX. -- Speaker |
Text
5K
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45K |
144-146 |
| SEC. X. -- Address |
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2K
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39K |
147 |
| SEC. XI. -- Committees |
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10K
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49K |
147-151 |
| SEC. XII. -- Committee of the Whole |
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23K
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56K |
151-159 |
| SEC. XIII. -- Examination of witnesses |
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15K
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51K |
160-165 |
| SEC. XIV. -- Arrangement of business |
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4K
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43K |
165 |
| SEC. XV. -- Order |
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2K
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39K |
167 |
| SEC. XVI. -- Order respecting papers |
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2K
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39K |
168 |
| SEC. XVII. -- Order in debate |
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54K
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91K |
168 |
| SEC. XVIII. -- Orders of the House |
Text
9K
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49K |
189 |
| SEC. XIX. -- Petition |
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3K
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41K |
193 |
| SEC. XX. -- Motions |
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3K
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41K |
194 |
| SEC. XXI. -- Resolutions |
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6K
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44K |
195 |
| SEC. XXIII. -- Bills, leave to bring
in |
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42K |
197 |
| SEC. XXIV. -- Bills, first reading |
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40K |
198 |
| SEC. XXV. -- Bills, second reading
|
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41K |
198 |
| SEC. XXVI. -- Bills, commitment |
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61K |
199 |
| SEC. XXVII. -- Report of committee
|
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42K |
210 |
| SEC. XXVIII. -- Bill, recommitment |
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42K |
211 |
| SEC. XXIX. -- Bill, reports taken
up |
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5K
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44K |
212 |
| SEC. XXX. -- Quasi-committee |
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8K
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47K |
214 |
| SEC. XXXI. -- Bill, second reading
in the house |
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5K
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43K |
218 |
| SEC. XXXII. -- Reading papers |
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43K |
220 |
| SEC. XXXIII. -- Privileged questions
|
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66K |
222 |
| SEC. XXXIV. -- The previous question |
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43K |
235 |
| SEC. XXXV. -- Amendments |
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58K |
237 |
| SEC. XXXVI. -- Division of the question |
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44K |
246 |
| SEC. XXXVII. -- Coexisting questions
|
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42K |
249 |
| SEC. XXXVIII. -- Equivalent questions |
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44K |
250 |
| SEC. XXXIX. -- The question |
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39K |
253 |
| SEC. XL. -- Bills, third reading |
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47K |
253 |
| SEC. XLI. -- Division of the House
|
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50K |
257 |
| SEC. XLII. -- Titles |
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27K |
263 |
| SEC. XLIII. -- Reconsideration |
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45K |
263 |
| SEC. XLIV. -- Bills sent to the other House |
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2K
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41K |
266 |
| SEC. XLV.-- Amendments between the
Houses |
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25K
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58K |
267 |
| SEC. XLVI. -- Conferences |
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34K
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69K |
277 |
| SEC. XLVII. -- Messages |
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48K |
289 |
| SEC. XLVIII. -- Assent |
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7K
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45K |
293 |
| SEC. XLIX. -- Journals |
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43K |
296 |
| SEC. L. -- Adjournment |
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4K
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44K |
298 |
| SEC. LI. -- A session |
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46K |
300 |
| SEC. LII. -- Treaties |
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8K
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48K |
303 |
| SEC. LIII. -- Impeachment |
Text
46K
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80K |
307 |
| RULES OF
THE HOUSE |
| RULE I. -- The Speaker |
Text
51K
PDF
93K |
325-345 |
| RULE II. -- Other officers and officials |
Text
45K
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90K |
345-364 |
| RULE III. -- The Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner of
Puerto Rico. |
Text
12K
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57K |
364-368 |
| RULE IV. -- The Hall of the House |
Text
16K
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62K |
368-375 |
| RULE V. -- Broadcasting the House |
Text
7K
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42K |
375-378 |
| RULE VI. -- Official Reporters and News Media
Galleries |
Text
33K
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77K |
378-389 |
| RULE VII. -- Records of the House |
Text
8K
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54K |
389-393 |
| RULE VIII. -- Response to Subpoenas |
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54K |
393-397 |
| RULE IX. -- Questions of Privilege |
Text
49K
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78K |
397-412 |
| RULE X. -- Organization of Committees |
Text
234K
PDF265K |
413-518 |
| RULE XI. -- Procedures of Committees and Unfinished Business |
Text
117K
PDF156K
|
518-571 |
| RULE XII. -- Receipt and Referral of Measures
and Matters |
Text
36K
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78K |
572-586 |
| RULE XIII. -- Calendars and Committee Reports |
Text
84K
PDF124K
|
586-620 |
| RULE XIV. -- Order and Priority of Business |
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28K
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63K |
620-630 |
| RULE XV. -- Business in Order on Special Days |
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52K
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90K |
631-651 |
| RULE XVI. -- Motions and Amendments |
Text
157K
PDF172K |
652-702 |
| RULE XVII. -- Decorum and Debate |
Text
76K
PDF112K |
702-728 |
| RULE XVIII. -- The Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union |
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75K
PDF108K |
728-755 |
| RULE XIX. -- Motions Following the Amendment Stage |
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70K
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81K |
755 |
| RULE XX. -- Voting and Quorum Calls |
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44K
PDF102K
|
770-794 |
| RULE XXI. -- Restrictions on Certain Bills |
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64K
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150K |
794-835 |
| RULE XXII. -- House and Senate Relations |
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126K
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99K |
836-860 |
| RULE XXIV. -- Code of Official Conduct |
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61K
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61K |
860-867 |
| RULE XXV. -- Limitations on Use of Official Funds
|
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55K |
867-871 |
| RULE XXVI. -- Limitations on Outside Earned Income and Acceptance
of Gifts |
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7K
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85K |
871-893 |
| RULE XXVII. -- Financial Disclosure |
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35K
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100K |
893-917 |
| RULE XXVIII. -- General Provisions |
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70K
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39K |
917 |
| PROVISIONS OF
THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946, AS AMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1970, APPLICABLE TO BOTH HOUSES |
Congressional adjournment
Preservation of committee hearings |
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41K |
918-919 |
JOINT AND SELECT COMMITTEES
Economic Committee, Joint
Internal Revenue Taxation, Joint Committee on
Library, Joint Committee of Congress on the
Printing, Joint Committee on
Inaugural Ceremonies, Joint Congressional Committee on
Select Committees |
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921-924 |
HOUSE OFFICES
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards
House Office Building Commission
General Accounting Office
Office of Compliance
Congressional Research Service
Legislative Counsel
Congressional Research Service
Legislative Counsel
Congressional Budget Office
Law Revision Counsel
Technology Assessment
Office of the Parliamentarian
Office of Floor Assistants
Corrections Calendar Office
House Recording Studio
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
Office of General Counsel |
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44K |
927-929 |
| Early organization of House |
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42K |
931 |
| MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET LAWS |
| Congressional Budget Act of 1974 |
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7K
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206K |
935-1010 |
| Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 |
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33K |
1011-1014 |
| CONGRESSIONAL
DISAPPROVAL PROVISIONS
CONTAINED IN PUBLIC LAWS |
| Resolutions privileged for consideration in House |
Text
8K
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313K |
1015-1145 |
| INDEX
|
| Index |
Text
310K
PDF
440K |
1147-1322 |
