Rules of The House of Representatives of The United States
RULE IX: QUESTIONS OF PRIVILEGE
1. Questions of privilege shall be,
first, those affecting the rights of the
House collectively, its safety, dignity,
and the integrity of its proceedings;
and second, those affecting the rights,
reputation, and conduct of Members,
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner,
individually, in their representative
capacity only.
2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a
question of the privileges of the House,
or offered from the floor by the Majority
Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House,
or offered as privileged under clause 1,
section 7, article I of the Constitution,
shall have precedence of all other questions
except motions to adjourn. A resolution
offered from the floor by a
Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner
other than the Majority
Leader or the Minority Leader as a
question of the privileges of the House
shall have precedence of all other questions
except motions to adjourn only
at a time or place, designated by the
Speaker, in the legislative schedule
within two legislative days after the
day on which the proponent announces
to the House his intention to offer the
resolution and the form of the resolution.
Oral announcement of the form of
the resolution may be dispensed with
by unanimous consent. (2) The time allotted for debate on a
resolution offered from the floor as a
question of the privileges of the House
shall be equally divided between (A)
the proponent of the resolution, and
(B) the Majority Leader, the Minority
Leader, or a designee, as determined by
the Speaker.
(b) A question of personal privilege
shall have precedence of all other questions
except motions to adjourn.
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