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the 108th Edition

The browse feature allows you to view the alphabetical list of chapters from the House Practice, 108th Congress, 1st Session. Files are available in ASCII Text and Adobe Portable Document Format. The list displays the document title and page numbers as they appear in the printed version.

House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and
Procedures of the House, 108th Congress, 1st Session
Document Title
File Size and File Format
Print Copy Pages
HOUSE PRACTICE Text 9k
PDF 60k
i-vi
ADJOURNMENT Text 30k
PDF 30k
1-13
AMENDMENTS Text 121k
PDF 103k
15-64
APPEALS Text 9k
PDF 11k
65-69
APPROPRIATIONS Text 229k
PDF 186k
71-155
ASSEMBLY OF CONGRESS Text 23k
PDF 22k
157-165
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Text 50k
PDF 46k
167-186
BUDGET PROCESS Text 64k
PDF 57k
187-211
CALENDAR WEDNESDAY Text 21k
PDF 20k
213-221
CALENDARS Text 8k
PDF 10k
223-226
CHAMBER, ROOMS, AND GALLERIES Text 14k
PDF 15k
227-232
COMMITTEES Text 158k
PDF 158k
233-293
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE Text 84k
PDF 74k
295-327
CONFERENCES BETWEEN THE HOUSES Text 82k
PDF 74k
329-362
CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL ACTIONS Text 5k
PDF 6k
363-365
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Text 18k
PDF 18k
367-373
CONSIDERATION AND DEBATE Text 177k
PDF 151k
375-442
CONTEMPT Text 13k
PDF 13k
443-448
DELEGATES AND RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS Text 3k
PDF 4k
449-450
DISCHARGING MEASURES FROM COMMITTEES Text 19k
PDF 18k
451-458
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESS Text 12k
PDF 13k
459-463
DIVISION OF THE QUESTION FOR VOTING Text 21k
PDF 20k
465-473
ELECTION CONTESTS AND DISPUTES Text 13k
PDF 14k
475-480
ELECTION OF MEMBERS Text 12k
PDF 13k
481-485
ELECTORAL COUNTS; SELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Text 10k
PDF 12k
487-491
ETHICS; COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT Text 80k
PDF 72k
493-523
GERMANENESS OF AMENDMENTS Text 150k
PDF 128k
525-585
IMPEACHMENT Text 46k
PDF 41k
587-604
JOURNAL Text 16k
PDF 17k
605-611
LAY ON THE TABLE Text 14k
PDF 14k
613-618
MESSAGES BETWEEN THE HOUSES Text 7k
PDF 8k
619-621
MORNING HOUR; CALL OF COMMITTEES Text 7k
PDF 7k
623-625
MOTIONS Text 9k
PDF 9k
627-630
OATHS Text 12k
PDF 13k
631-635
OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER Text 17k
PDF 17k
637-643
OFFICERS AND OFFICES Text 16k
PDF 17k
645-651
ORDER OF BUSINESS; PRIVILEGED BUSINESS Text 19k
PDF 21k
653-660
POINTS OF ORDER; PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES Text 35k
PDF 32k
661-674
POSTPONEMENT Text 12k
PDF 14k
675-680
PREVIOUS QUESTION Text 39k
PDF 35k
681-696
PRIVATE CALENDAR Text 13k
PDF 14k
697-702
QUESTION OF CONSIDERATION Text 10k
PDF 11k
703-706
QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE Text 63k
PDF 55k
707-730
QUORUMS Text 53k
PDF 47k
731-751
READING, PASSAGE, AND ENACTMENT Text 32k
PDF 30k
753-765
RECESS Text 10k
PDF 12k
767-771
RECOGNITION Text 45k
PDF 41k
773-790
RECONSIDERATION Text 29k
PDF 26k
791-802
REFER AND RECOMMIT Text 32k
PDF 31k
803-816
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY Text 14k
PDF 14k
817-822
RULES AND PRECEDENTS OF THE HOUSE Text 12k
PDF 13k
823-827
SENATE BILLS; AMENDMENTS BETWEEN THE HOUSES Text 65k
PDF 68k
829-856
SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS Text 32k
PDF 30k
857-869
SUSPENSION OF RULES Text 22k
PDF 21k
871-879
UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENTS Text 27k
PDF 25k
881-891
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Text 10k
PDF 11k
893-896
UNFUNDED MANDATES Text 7k
PDF 8k
897-899
VETO OF BILLS Text 17k
PDF 17k
881-908
VOTING Text 69k
PDF 62k
909-936
WITHDRAWAL Text 12k
PDF 13k
937-942
INDEX Text 228k
PDF 182k
943-1026