Descher's Precedents, Chapter 17 -- Committees
94th Congress, 2d Session -- House Document No. 94-661
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Committees
Index to Precedents
[Initial commentary and editing by David P. Gery, J.D.] |
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A. Creating and Organizing Committees |
§ 1. In General |
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§ 2. Establishing Standing Committees;
Procedure |
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§ 3. -- Authorizing Investigations |
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§ 4. Committee Expenses; Use
of Contingent Fund |
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§ 5. Establishing Select Committees; Procedure |
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§ 6. -- Subjects of Investigation
or Study |
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§ 7. Joint Committees |
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B. Committee Chairmen, Members,
and Employees |
§ 8. In General; Electing Chairmen |
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§ 9. Electing Members to Standing
Committees |
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§ 10. Appointments to Select Committees |
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§ 11. Seniority Considerations |
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§ 12. Setting and Increasing Committee
Membership |
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§ 13. Appointment, Employment,
and Compensation of Employees |
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C. Committee Procedure |
§ 14. Generally |
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§ 15. Adoption of Committee Rules |
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§ 16. Sitting of Committees While House
Is in Session |
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§ 17. Role of Chairman |
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§ 18. Members' Access to Committee Records and
Files |
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§ 19. Disposition of Committee
Documents, Evidence, and Files |
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§ 20. Disclosure of Unreported Committee
Proceedings |
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§ 21. Executive Sessions |
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§ 22. -- Use of Information Obtained in Executive
Session |
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§ 23. Reporting Measure From
Committee Requires Quorum |
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§ 24. Point of Order Based on Lack
of Committee Quorum -- Timing |
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§ 25. Effect |
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D. Jurisdiction of
Committees |
§ 26. Introduction |
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§ 27. Referral of Measures to
Committees; Procedure |
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§ 28. Motions to Rerefer |
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§ 29. Overlapping Jurisdiction;
Proposals Involving More Than One Subject |
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§ 30. Committee on Agriculture |
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§ 31. Committee on Appropriations |
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§ 32. Committee on Armed Services |
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§ 33. Committee on Banking and
Currency |
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§ 34. Committee on the Budget |
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§ 35. Committee on the District
of Columbia |
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§ 36. Committee on Education and Labor |
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§ 37. Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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§ 38. Committee on Government Operations |
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§ 39. Committee on House Administration |
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§ 40. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs |
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§ 41. Committee on Internal Security |
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§ 42. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
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§ 43. Committee on the Judiciary |
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§ 44. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries |
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§ 45. Committee on Post Office
and Civil Service |
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§ 46. Committee on Public Works |
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§ 47. Committee on Science and
Astronautics |
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§ 48. Committee on Small Business |
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§ 49. Committee on Standards
of Official Conduct |
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§ 50. Committee on Veterans' Affairs |
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§ 51. Committee on Ways and Means |
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E. Committee on Rules |
§ 52. History and Role |
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§ 53. Jurisdiction and Scope
of Authority |
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§ 54. Committee Procedure |
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§ 55. Reports From the Committee |
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§ 56. Same-day Consideration of Reported Resolution |
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§ 57. Consideration and Adoption
by House of Resolutions Reported From the Committee |
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F. Committee Reports |
§ 58. In General |
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§ 59. Form; Printing |
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§ 60. Comparative Prints; The Ramseyer Rule |
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§ 61. Cost-estimate Requirement |
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§ 62. Time for Filing Report |
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§ 63. Status as Privileged; Calling
Up |
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§ 64. Supplemental, Minority, and Additional Views |
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