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Reconsideration-Continued.

Page.

When debatable and when not-

Motion for, not debatable if question proposed to be recon-
sidered was not....

517

Debatable if original question was, though decided under

previous question....

517

Of order for engrossment not debatable pending demand for
previous question on passage....

517

Record, Congressional. (See CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.)
Refer, Motion to-Reference.

(See also COMMIT; RECOMMIT,

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Of messages from the President. (Rule XXIV, 1) .

226,519

Of Executive reports and communications. (Rule XXIV, 1;

Rules XLI, XLII)

226, 234, 235

Of messages from the Senate. (Rule XXIV, 1).
Of reports, to Calendars. (Rule XIII, 1)......................

226

215, 518

Of reports on private bills and views of minority. (Rule XIII, 2) 215
Of adverse reports. (Rule XII, 3)

215

The several rules relating to reference of bills, reports, etc.,
collated....

517,518

Refer and commit synonymous terms..

Of equal rank with motion to amend

517

518

House may refer to any committee regardless of jurisdiction..
Correction of erroneous reference...

Erroneous reference to Calendar presents privileged question.
Motion to correct erroneous reference not subject to debate
or amendment ....

Reference of Executive and other communications.....
Consideration of motion to refer Senate bill may be inter-
rupted by conference report..

Senate amendments requiring consideration in Committee of
Whole first to be referred to standing or select committee.
Reform in the Civil Service, Committee on. (See COMMITTEES.)
Rejection-

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Negative vote on motion to suspend the rules and pass does
not alter previous status of bill...

Negative vote in Committee of Whole on question of favor-
ably reporting not equivalent to directing adverse report..
An amendment rejected to one section can be offered to another. 520
Motion to postpone once rejected may be renewed at subse-
quent stage of bill.............

Motion to adjourn, etc., rejected can be renewed after other
business has intervened...

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Power of appointment and removal of official reporters

and committee stenographers vested in Speaker. (Rule
XXXVI, 1).................

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232, 522

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Original copy of speech by a Member from notes of, can not as

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May be admitted by Speaker to reporter's gallery and hall in
rear of Speaker's chair. (Rule XXXV1, 2)

Admission of, to floor. (Rule XXXVI, 2)

Regulation relative to admission of, to lobby

232, 233, 524

232, 524
524

Reports. (See also COMMITTEES; MORNING HOUR; CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES.)

On private bills, shall be filed with Clerk. (Rule XIII, 2)... 215, 525
Adverse, how disposed of. (Rule XIII, 3)..

215

Shall be presented in writing and printed. (Rule XVIII, 2). 220, 524
Of certain committees shall be in order at any time. (Rule
XI, 57; Rule XXIX)........................

213, 221, 526

Shall be made within one week on resolutions of inquiry
addressed to Executive Departments. (Rule XXII, 5)......
Undetermined at close of session shall be in order for action at
commencement of next session of same Congress. (Rule
XXVII)

Of conference committees.
Morning hour for submitting.

Of Committees-

(Rule XXIX)

(Rule XXIV, 2)..

223

228

221

226, 525

Copies of, to be indexed and bound at close of each session by
Clerk of House....

One copy to be deposited in library and one in room of com-

mittee from which emanated...........

Rules relating to, collated...

Sufficiency of, to be determined by House...

Reading of, constitutes debate.

524

524

521, 525

524

525

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Reports-Continued.

Of Committees-Continued.

Page.

525

525

Usually read on commencing consideration of subject..
Committee not having jurisdiction of subject, can not make..
Whether report authorized for committee to decide........ 525,526
Recommitted bill immediately reported without actual

consideration...

Negative vote on favorably reporting from Committee of
Whole not equivalent to adverse report.

Of Commissions. (See COMMISSIONS.)

Privileged-

526

526

Right to report at any time carries with it right to consider..
On bills raising revenue confined to Committee on Ways and
Means

526

526

Enumeration of, which may be made by certain committees at
any time....

526,527

Not in order on day set apart by special order for other busi-
ness until special order disposed of..

528

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Resolution to print and distribute documents pro rata is.....
Bill regulating printing for Departments is not privileged......
Presented during call of committees loses privilege.....................

Otherwise where privilege not dependent upon right to
report at any time....

From Committee on Rules in order on Friday as on other days.
Privilege of resolutions of inquiry not affected by failure to
report in one week......

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

Joint resolution continuing appropriations only privileged
when reported by Committee on Appropriations...

529

Reports required to be made to Congress. (Appendix) ..........
Clerks shall make and distribute to Members every regular
session list of. (Rule 111, 2)................

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Reports of Court of Claims. (See CLAIMS, COURT OF.)

Reports of Executive Departments. (See also EXECUTIVE COM-
MUNICATIONS.)

Shall be addressed to Speaker and submitted by him for ref-
erence. (Rule XLII)

Reports of Officers of Government. (See RULE III, CLAUSE 2)...
List of. (See Appendix.)

235

203

Request, by-

Bills, resolutions, and memorials introduced by request shall
be so entered upon the Journal and printed in Record.
(Rule XXII, 4)

Rescind-

Effect of motion to..

Page.

223

529

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reports. (Rule XVIII, 2)

220

Undetermined at close of session may be acted on at commence-

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531

Simple resolutions

531

531

sary

Practice not to present, to President for approval..

Objects for which, appropriate..

Restaurant. (See CAPITOL.)

Revenue-

Subjects relating to, shall be referred to Committee on Ways
and Means. (Rule XI, 2)...

207

Revenue Bills-

May be reported by Committee on Ways and Means at any
time. (Rule XI, 57)..

213

Must be referred to Committee on Ways and Means. (Rule
XI, 2)

209

When reported shall be referred to Committee of Whole House
on state of the Union. (Rule XIII, 1)..............

215

Motion to resolve into Committee of Whole House on state of
Union to consider, in order at any time after morning hour.
(Rule XVI, 9; Rule XXIV, 6).............

219, 227

Revenue Bills-Continued.

Shall have precedence for consideration in Committee of the
Whole. (Rule XXIII, 4; Rule XXIV,

Shall originate in House. (Const.)...

6).

Senate may propose or concur with amendments

Infringement by Senate of right of House to originate, presents
question of privilege

Right to report at any time, confined to Committee on Ways
and Means......

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224, 227
531

531

532

532

What amendments germane to...
Amendment relating to coinage not in order on...................

532

532

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Bills for improvement of, how introduced and referred.
(Rule XXI, 3)

222

Rivers and Harbors, Committee on-

Shall consist of seventeen Members. (Rule X, 1).
Duties and powers of. (Rule XI, 8,57)

.......

207

210, 213, 532

River and harbor bill not a general appropriation bill

532

533

533

Has precedence next after......

Concurrent jurisdiction of, with Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce touching certain public works.......

Roll Call. (See CALL OF ROLL; YEAS AND NAYS.)
Rooms in House Wing of Capitol. (See CAPITOL.)

Speaker shall have disposal of those assigned for use of House.
(Rule I, 3)

Rules. (See also PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE; SUSPENSION OF RULES.)
Relating to privileges of Hall shall be enforced by Doorkeeper.
(Rule V, 1)...........

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Member liable to censure or punishment for violation of. (Rule

XIV, 4)

216

Jefferson's Manual shall govern when applicable and not in-
consistent with. (Rule XLIV).....

Shall be observed in Committee of the Whole as far as appli-
cable. (Rule XXIII, 8).....

225,534

235,534

Each House may determine its own. (Const.).

533

In Committee of the Whole, what motions and proceedings
not in order................

Of previous Congress, until otherwise ordered, usually adopted
at commencement of Congress.......

533

534

Committee on-

Shall consist of five Members. (Rule x, 1)

208

Subjects that shall be referred to. (Rule XI, 51).
Precedence of reports from. (Rule XI, 57) ................

213, 534

213,534

Consideration of reports from, always in order. (Rule XI, 57) 213, 534

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