[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1007 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1007

 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain 
 resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which 
   was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate 
  committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a 
                      party caucus or conference.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2024

  Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Ramirez, and Ms. 
  Williams of Georgia) 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 permit certain 
 resolutions to be privileged only if they are based on conduct which 
   was the subject of an investigation and report by the appropriate 
  committee of jurisdiction or if they are offered by direction of a 
                      party caucus or conference.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON PRIVILEGED STATUS OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS.

    Rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``3.(a) A resolution described in paragraph (b) shall not raise a 
question of privilege for purposes of this rule unless--
            ``(1) the committee to whom the resolution is referred has 
        conducted an investigation and filed a report recommending that 
        the House impose the sanction provided by the resolution; or
            ``(2) the resolution is offered by direction of a party 
        caucus or conference.
    ``(b) A resolution described in this paragraph is--
            ``(1) a resolution impeaching an officer of the Government; 
        or
            ``(2) a resolution to censure, reprimand, or expel a 
        Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or to cause a 
        vacancy to occur in the office of the Speaker or in the 
        position of a chair or ranking minority member of a 
        committee.''.
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