[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 694 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 694

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-
thirds vote on a rule or order that dispenses with the first reading or 
                      considers a measure as read.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2009

 Mr. Forbes submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a two-
thirds vote on a rule or order that dispenses with the first reading or 
                      considers a measure as read.

    Resolved, That clause 6(c) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
thereof the following: ``, or a rule or order that would dispense with 
the first reading or consider a measure as read, unless so ordered by a 
vote of two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum being present''.
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