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Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives
110th Congress, (House Document No. 109-157)
Document
Title |
File
Format |
Page(s) |
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1107; PREFACE;
CONTENTS; MAJOR RULE CITATION CHANGES; GENERAL ORDER OF BUSINESS;
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS |
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Cover,
i-xv |
| THE
CONSTITUTION |
| PREAMBLE |
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3 |
| ARTICLE I. -- The legislative
power |
Text
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PDF
189K |
4-65 |
| ARTICLE II. -- The executive power |
Text
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67K |
65-77 |
| ARTICLE III. -- The judicial
power |
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44K |
77-79 |
| ARTICLE IV. -- Obligations, duties, etc.,
of the States |
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44K |
79-81 |
| ARTICLE V. -- Amendments
to |
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44K |
81-83 |
| ARTICLE VI. -- Law of the land, etc. |
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50K |
83-87 |
| ARTICLE VII. -- Ratification
of |
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87-89 |
| Amendments ratified |
Text
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111K |
90-121 |
| JEFFERSON'S
MANUAL |
| SEC. I. -- Importance of adhering to rules |
Text
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49K |
125-128 |
| SEC. III. -- Privilege |
Text
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88K |
128-147 |
| SEC. VI. -- Quorum |
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147-148 |
| SEC. VII. -- Call of
the House |
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42K |
148-149 |
| SEC. IX. -- Speaker |
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45K |
149-151 |
| SEC. X. -- Address |
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41K |
151 |
| SEC. XI. -- Committees |
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152-155 |
| SEC. XII. -- Committee
of the Whole |
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59K |
155-164 |
| SEC. XIII. -- Examination of witnesses |
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52K |
165-170 |
| SEC. XIV. -- Arrangement
of business |
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44K |
170-172 |
| SEC. XV. -- Order |
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29K |
172 |
| SEC. XVI. -- Order respecting
papers |
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40K |
173 |
| SEC. XVII. -- Order in debate |
Text
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89K |
173-195 |
| SEC. XVIII. -- Orders
of the House |
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46K |
195-198 |
| SEC. XIX. -- Petition |
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42K |
199-200 |
| SEC. XX. -- Motion |
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200-201 |
| SEC. XXI. -- Resolutions |
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45K |
201-203 |
| SEC. XXIII. -- Bills,
leave to bring in |
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203 |
| SEC. XXIV. -- Bills, first reading |
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204 |
| SEC. XXV. -- Bills, second
reading |
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204-205 |
| SEC. XXVI. -- Bills, commitment |
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63K |
205-216 |
| SEC. XXVII. -- Report
of committee |
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216-217 |
| SEC. XXVIII. -- Bill, recommitment |
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217-218 |
| SEC. XXIX. -- Bill, reports
taken up |
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218-220 |
| SEC. XXX. -- Quasi-committee |
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46K |
220-223 |
| SEC. XXXI. -- Bill, second
reading in the House |
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44K |
223-225 |
| SEC. XXXII. -- Reading papers |
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226-227 |
| SEC. XXXIII. -- Privileged
questions |
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65K |
228-241 |
| SEC. XXXIV. -- The previous question |
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241-243 |
| SEC. XXXV. -- Amendments |
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243-252 |
| SEC. XXXVI. -- Division of the question |
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252-255 |
| SEC. XXXVII. -- Coexisting
questions |
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255-256 |
| SEC. XXXVIII. -- Equivalent questions |
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256-258 |
| SEC. XXXIX. -- The question |
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259 |
| SEC. XL. -- Bills, third reading |
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260-263 |
| SEC. XLI. -- Division
of the House |
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50K |
264-269 |
| SEC. XLII. -- Titles |
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40K |
269 |
| SEC. XLIII. -- Reconsideration |
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46K |
269-272 |
| SEC. XLIV. -- Bills sent to the other House |
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272-273 |
| SEC. XLV.-- Amendments
between the Houses |
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61K |
273-283 |
| SEC. XLVI. -- Conferences |
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70K |
283-296 |
| SEC. XLVII. -- Messages |
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296-300 |
| SEC. XLVIII. -- Assent |
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301-303 |
| SEC. XLIX. -- Journals |
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303-305 |
| SEC. L. -- Adjournment |
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305-307 |
| SEC. LI. -- A session |
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307-310 |
| SEC. LII. -- Treaties |
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310-314 |
| SEC. LIII. -- Impeachment |
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314-331 |
| RULES
OF THE HOUSE |
| RULE I. -- The Speaker |
Text
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335-356 |
| RULE II. -- Other officers
and officials |
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88K |
356-375 |
| RULE III. -- The Members, Delegates, and
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. |
Text
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57K |
376-380 |
| RULE IV. -- The Hall
of the House |
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64K |
380-388 |
| RULE V. -- Broadcasting the House |
Text
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41K |
388-390 |
| RULE VI. -- Official
Reporters and News Media Galleries |
Text
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79K |
390-402 |
| RULE VII. -- Records of the House |
Text
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55K |
402-406 |
| RULE VIII. -- Response
to Subpoenas |
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55K |
406-410 |
| RULE IX. -- Questions of Privilege |
Text
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83K |
410-428 |
| RULE X. -- Organization
of Committees |
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271K |
428-540 |
| RULE XI. -- Procedures of Committees and
Unfinished Business |
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159K |
540-600 |
| RULE XII. -- Receipt
and Referral of Measures and Matters |
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600-614 |
| RULE XIII. -- Calendars and Committee Reports |
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120K |
614-648 |
| RULE XIV. -- Order and
Priority of Business |
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648-659 |
| RULE XV. -- Business in Order on Special
Days |
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659-679 |
| RULE XVI. -- Motions
and Amendments |
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171K |
679-731 |
| RULE XVII. -- Decorum and Debate |
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731-759 |
| RULE XVIII. -- The Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union |
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759-788 |
| RULE XIX. -- Motions Following the Amendment
Stage |
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788-803 |
| RULE XX. -- Voting and
Quorum Calls |
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803-832 |
| RULE XXI. -- Restrictions on Certain Bills |
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832-885 |
| RULE XXII. -- House and
Senate Relations |
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885-912 |
| RULE XXIII. -- Code of Official Conduct |
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57K |
912-922 |
| RULE XXIV. -- Limitations
on Use of Official Funds |
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922-927 |
| RULE XXV. -- Limitations on Outside Earned
Income and Acceptance of Gifts |
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927-954 |
| RULE XXVI. -- Financial
Disclosure |
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955-978 |
| RULE XXVII. -- Statutory Limit on Public
Debt |
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978-981 |
| RULE XXVIII. -- General
Provisions |
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982 |
| 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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985-986 |
| 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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987-988 |
| HOUSE
AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES |
House Commission on Congressional Mailing
Standards
House Office Building Commission
Government Accountability Office
Office of Compliance
Congressional Research Service
Legislative Counsel
Congressional Budget Office
Law Revision Counsel
Technology Assessment
Office of the Parliamentarian
Office of Floor Assistants
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs
House Recording Studio
United States Capitol Preservation Commission
Office of General Counsel
Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness, and Operations
Office of Attending Physician
Office of Architect of the Capitol
House Democracy Assistance Commission. |
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991-994 |
| Early organization of the House |
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PDF 47K |
995-998 |
| MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET LAWS |
| Congressional Budget Act of 1974 |
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1001-1077 |
| Budget Enforcement Act
of 1990 |
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1079-1082 |
| LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES ENACTED IN LAW |
| Measures privileged for consideration
in House |
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1085-1256 |
| INDEX |
| Index |
Text
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1259-1435 |
