Deschler's Precedents > Chapter 29
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| Consideration and Debate |
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| Index to Precedents |
TEXT 201K PDF 287K |
| Outline listing the subheads found in each section of each division of this chapter | TEXT 107K PDF 182K |
| A. Introductory; Initiating Consideration and Debate | |
| § 1. In General | TEXT 45K PDF 79K |
| § 2. Factors Bearing on Consideration; Points of Order Against Consideration; Special Rules and Unanimous-consent Agreements | TEXT 192K PDF 306K |
| § 3. Consideration in the Committee of the Whole | TEXT 55K PDF 94K |
| § 4. Consideration in the House as in the Committee of the Whole | TEXT 25K PDF 45K |
| § 5. Question of Consideration | TEXT 36K PDF 69K |
| § 6. Questions Not Subject to Debate | TEXT 150K PDF 259K |
| § 7. Opening and Closing Debate; Right To Close | TEXT 112K PDF 197K |
| B. Right to Recognition | |
| § 8. In General; Seeking Recognition | TEXT 101K PDF 183K |
| § 9. Power and Discretion of Speaker or Chairman | TEXT 190K PDF 322K |
| § 10. Recognition for Unanimous-consent Requests; One-minute and Special-order Speeches | TEXT 201K PDF 340K |
| § 11. Limitations on Power of Recognition; Basis for Denial | TEXT 36K PDF 73K |
| § 12. Priorities in Recognition | TEXT 92K PDF 158K |
| § 13. -- Of Members of Committee | TEXT 143K PDF 253K |
| § 14. -- Of Member in Control | TEXT 51K PDF 98K |
| § 15. -- Of Opposition After Rejection of Essential Motion | TEXT 64K PDF 116K |
| C. Recognition on Particular Questions | |
| § 16. As to Bills | TEXT 59K PDF 101K |
| § 17. As to Conference Reports and Other House-Senate Matters | TEXT 204K PDF 345K |
| § 18. As to Simple or Concurrent Resolutions; Special Rules | TEXT 64K PDF 114K |
| § 19. For Offering and Debating Amendments | TEXT 154K PDF 265K |
| § 20. For Points of Order and Debate Thereon; Objections and Inquiries; Calls of the House | TEXT 91K PDF 165K |
| § 21. Under the Five-minute Rule | TEXT 70K PDF 134K |
| § 22. Where Five-minute Debate Has Been Limited | TEXT 123K PDF 218K |
| § 23. Recognition for Particular Motions and Debate Thereon | TEXT 209K PDF 357K |
| D. Control and Distribution of Time for Debate | |
| § 24. In General; Role of Manager | TEXT 122K PDF 209K |
| § 25. Distribution and Alternation | TEXT 73K PDF 129K |
| § 26. Management by Reporting Committee; One-third of Debate Time on Certain Propositions Allotted to One Opposed | TEXT 157K PDF 273K |
| § 27. Designation of Managers | TEXT 18K PDF 43K |
| § 28. Effect of Special Rule | TEXT 109K PDF 182K |
| § 29. Yielding Time | TEXT 64K PDF 126K |
| § 30. -- For Motions or Amendments | TEXT 72K PDF 137K |
| § 31. -- For Debate | TEXT 88K PDF 165K |
| § 32. Interruption of Member With the Floor | TEXT 44K PDF 83K |
| § 33. Losing or Surrendering Control | TEXT 68K PDF 121K |
| § 34. Control Passing to Opposition | TEXT 46K PDF 87K |
| E. Relevancy in Debate | |
| § 35. Debate in the House | TEXT 86K PDF 146K |
| § 36. -- On Question of Privilege | TEXT 26K PDF 53K |
| § 37. Debate in Committee of the Whole | TEXT 32K PDF 65K |
| § 38. Debate Under Five-minute Rule | TEXT 47K PDF 91K |
| § 39. -- General Debate in Committee of the Whole | TEXT 16K PDF 31K |
| F. Disorder in Debate | |
| § 40. In General | TEXT 49K PDF 90K |
| § 41. Disorderly Acts; Attire | TEXT 39K PDF 77K |
| § 42. Manner of Address; Interruptions | TEXT 52K PDF 103K |
| § 43. Disorderly Language | TEXT 19K PDF 37K |
| § 44. -- Reference to Senate or to Senators | TEXT 185K PDF 296K |
| § 45. -- Reference to Gallery Occupants | TEXT 17K PDF 40K |
| § 46. References in Senate to House | TEXT 43K PDF 75K |
| § 47. Criticism of Executive and Governmental Officials; References to Presidential or Vice-Presidential Candidates | TEXT 58K PDF 106K |
| § 48. Procedure; Calls to Order | TEXT 64K PDF 118K |
| § 49. -- The Demand That Words Be Taken Down | TEXT 141K PDF 245K |
| § 50. -- Ruling by the Speaker | TEXT 31K PDF 62K |
| § 51. -- Withdrawal or Expungement of Words; Disciplinary Measures | TEXT 116K PDF 200K |
| § 52. -- Permission To Explain or To Proceed in Order | TEXT 71K PDF 140K |
| G. References to House, Committees, or Members | |
| § 53. Criticism of House or Party | TEXT 19K PDF 42K |
| § 54. Criticism of Committees or Their Members | TEXT 18K PDF 39K |
| § 55. References to Unreported Committee Proceedings; Discussion of Ethics Committee Deliberations | TEXT 25K PDF 48K |
| § 56. Form of Reference to Members | TEXT 17K PDF 38K |
| § 57. Criticism of Speaker | TEXT 45K PDF 83K |
| § 58. Criticism of Legislative Actions or Proposals | TEXT 19K PDF 41K |
| § 59. Criticism of Statements or Tactics in Debate | TEXT 21K PDF 48K |
| § 60. Critical References to Members | TEXT 80K PDF 141K |
| § 61. -- Use of Colloquialisms | TEXT 19K PDF 45K |
| § 62. -- Questionable Motives | TEXT 36K PDF 69K |
| § 63. -- Falsehood | TEXT 11K PDF 26K |
| § 64. -- Lack of Intelligence | TEXT 4K PDF 19K |
| § 65. --Race and Prejudice | TEXT 14K PDF 31K |
| § 66. -- Disloyalty | TEXT 15K PDF 34K |
| H. Duration of Debate in the House | |
| § 67. In General | TEXT 39K PDF 74K |
| § 68. The Hour Rule | TEXT 163K PDF 334K |
| § 69. Ten-minute, Twenty-minute, and Forty-minute Debate | TEXT 61K PDF 111K |
| § 70. Five-minute Debate in the House as in Committee of the Whole | TEXT 26K PDF 52K |
| § 71. Effect of Special Rules and Unanimous-consent Agreements | TEXT 64K PDF 115K |
| § 72. Closing Debate; Senate Cloture | TEXT 23K PDF 50K |
| § 73. One-minute, Special-order Speeches, and Morning Hour | TEXT 60K PDF 105K |
| I. Duration of Debate in the Committee of the Whole | |
| § 74. In General; Effect of Special Rules | TEXT 47K PDF 86K |
| § 75. General Debate | TEXT 29K PDF 56K |
| § 76. -- Closing General Debate | TEXT 27K PDF 55K |
| § 77. Five-minute Debate | TEXT 79K PDF 145K |
| § 78. -- Closing and Limiting Debate | TEXT 231K PDF 405K |
| § 79. -- Effect of Limitation; Distribution of Remaining Time | TEXT 360K PDF 622K |
| J. Reading Papers and Displaying Exhibits | |
| § 80. In General | TEXT 28K PDF 55K |
| § 81. Voting on Permission To Read Papers | TEXT 13K PDF 33K |
| § 82. Motions; Unanimous-consent Procedures | TEXT 13K PDF 35K |
| § 83. Certain Readings Prohibited | TEXT 18K PDF 37K |
| § 84. Use of Exhibits | TEXT 40K PDF 75K |
| K. Secret Session | |
| § 85. In General | TEXT 116K PDF 189K |