Descher's Precedents, Chapter 29 -- Consideration and Debate
94th Congress, 2d Session -- House Document No. 94-661
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Index to Precedents
[Commentary and editing by Peter D. Robinson, J.D. and Evan Hoorneman,
J.D. Manuscript editing by Joan Deschler Bamel.] |
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Outline listing the subheads found in each section
of each division of this chapter |
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A. Introductory; Initiating Consideration
and Debate |
§ 1. In General |
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§ 2. Factors Bearing on Consideration;
Points of Order Against Consideration; Special Rules and Unanimous-consent
Agreements |
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§ 3. Consideration in the Committee of the Whole |
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§ 4. Consideration in the House
as in the Committee of the Whole |
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§ 5. Question of Consideration |
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§ 6. Questions Not Subject to
Debate |
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§ 7. Opening and Closing Debate; Right To Close |
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B. Right to Recognition |
§ 8. In General; Seeking Recognition |
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§ 9. Power and Discretion
of Speaker or Chairman |
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§ 10. Recognition for Unanimous-consent Requests;
One-minute and Special-order Speeches |
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§ 11. Limitations on Power of
Recognition; Basis for Denial |
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§ 12. Priorities in Recognition |
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§ 13. -- Of Members of Committee |
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§ 14. -- Of Member in Control |
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§ 15. -- Of Opposition After
Rejection of Essential Motion |
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C. Recognition on Particular Questions |
§ 16. As to Bills |
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§ 17. As to Conference Reports
and Other House-Senate Matters |
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§ 18. As to Simple or Concurrent Resolutions; Special
Rules |
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§ 19. For Offering and Debating
Amendments |
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§ 20. For Points of Order and Debate Thereon; Objections
and Inquiries; Calls of the House |
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§ 21. Under the Five-minute Rule |
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§ 22. Where Five-minute Debate Has Been Limited |
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§ 23. Recognition for Particular
Motions and Debate Thereon |
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D. Control and Distribution of
Time for Debate |
§ 24. In General; Role of Manager |
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§ 25. Distribution and Alternation |
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§ 26. Management by Reporting Committee; One-third
of Debate Time on Certain Propositions Allotted to One Opposed |
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§ 27. Designation of Managers |
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§ 28. Effect of Special Rule |
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§ 29. Yielding Time |
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§ 30. -- For Motions or Amendments |
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§ 31. -- For Debate |
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§ 32. Interruption of Member With the Floor |
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§ 33. Losing or Surrendering
Control |
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§ 34. Control Passing to Opposition |
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E. Relevancy in Debate |
§ 35. Debate in the House |
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§ 36. -- On Question of Privilege |
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§ 37. Debate in Committee of the Whole |
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§ 38. Debate Under Five-minute
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§ 39. -- General Debate in Committee of the Whole |
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F. Disorder in Debate |
§ 40. In General |
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§ 41. Disorderly Acts; Attire |
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§ 42. Manner of Address; Interruptions |
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§ 43. Disorderly Language |
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§ 44. -- Reference to Senate or to
Senators |
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§ 45. -- Reference to Gallery Occupants |
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§ 46. References in Senate to House |
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§ 47. Criticism of Executive
and Governmental Officials; References to Presidential or Vice-Presidential
Candidates |
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§ 48. Procedure; Calls to Order |
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§ 49. -- The Demand That Words
Be Taken Down |
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§ 50. -- Ruling by the Speaker |
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§ 51. -- Withdrawal or Expungement
of Words; Disciplinary Measures |
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§ 52. -- Permission To Explain or To Proceed in
Order |
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G. References to House, Committees,
or Members |
§ 53. Criticism of House or Party |
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§ 54. Criticism of Committees
or Their Members |
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§ 55. References to Unreported Committee Proceedings;
Discussion of Ethics Committee Deliberations |
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§ 56. Form of Reference to Members |
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§ 57. Criticism of Speaker |
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§ 58. Criticism of Legislative Actions or Proposals |
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§ 59. Criticism of Statements or Tactics in Debate |
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§ 60. Critical References to
Members |
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§ 61. -- Use of Colloquialisms |
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§ 62. -- Questionable Motives |
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§ 63. -- Falsehood |
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§ 64. -- Lack of Intelligence
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§ 65. --Race and Prejudice |
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§ 66. -- Disloyalty |
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H. Duration of Debate in the House |
§ 67. In General |
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§ 68. The Hour Rule |
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§ 69. Ten-minute, Twenty-minute, and Forty-minute
Debate |
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§ 70. Five-minute Debate in the House as in Committee
of the Whole |
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§ 71. Effect of Special Rules and Unanimous-consent
Agreements |
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§ 72. Closing Debate; Senate Cloture |
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§ 73. One-minute, Special-order Speeches, and Morning
Hour |
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I. Duration of Debate in the Committee
of the Whole |
§ 74. In General; Effect of Special Rules |
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§ 75. General Debate |
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§ 76. -- Closing General Debate |
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§ 77. Five-minute Debate |
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§ 78. -- Closing and Limiting Debate |
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§ 79. -- Effect of Limitation; Distribution of
Remaining Time |
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J. Reading Papers and Displaying
Exhibits |
§ 80. In General |
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§ 81. Voting on Permission To
Read Papers |
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§ 82. Motions; Unanimous-consent Procedures |
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§ 83. Certain Readings Prohibited |
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§ 84. Use of Exhibits |
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K. Secret Session |
§ 85. In General |
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