[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 1, Chapters 1 - 6]
[Chapter 1.  Assembly of Congress]
[Index to Precedents]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 1
 
                          Assembly of Congress

                         
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A. Meeting and Organization

    Sec. 1. In General; Law Governing
    Sec. 2. Types of Meeting; Sessions
    Sec. 3. Time of Meeting
    Sec. 4. Place of Meeting
    Sec. 5. Clerk as Presiding Officer; Authority
    Sec. 6. Election of the Speaker
    Sec. 7. Business Under Speaker as Presiding Officer

B. Procedure

    Sec. 8. Procedure before Adoption of Rules
    Sec. 9. --Motions
   Sec. 10. Adoption of Rules; Applicability
   Sec. 11. Resumption of Legislative Business
   Sec. 12. Action on Bills and Resolutions During Organization


                          INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

Administration of oath to Speaker, Sec. 6.4
Amend, motion to, before rules adoption, Sec. 9.6
Amendments
    germaneness of, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 12.6, 12.7
    restriction on, before rules adoption, Sec. 12.8
Announcements during organization
    communications of foreign governments, Sec. 7.9
    official actions during adjournment, Sec. Sec. 7.7, 7.8
    resignations, Sec. 7.10
Bills
    consideration of, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 12.8, 12.9
                         
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    introduction of, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 12.2, 12.8, 12.9
    opening day, Sec. Sec. 12.1, 12.2
    referral of, before rules adoption, Sec. 12.2
    referral of, opening day, Sec. Sec. 11.3, 12.1
    Senate action on, during organization, Sec. 12.10
Call of the House, before rules adoption, Sec. 9.8
Chamber, meeting outside
    consent of other House for, Sec. 4.1
    joint meetings and ceremonies, Sec. Sec. 4.5-4.7
    reconvening in Chamber, resolution for, Sec. 4.2
    secret meetings, Sec. Sec. 4.3, 4.4
Clerk as presiding officer
    during election of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.1, 6.6, 6.7
    organizational procedure under, Sec. 5.1
Committee investigation, resolution for resumption of, Sec. 11.1
Convening, consecutive session
    organizational business and procedure, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 7.6
    presiding officer at, in absence of Speaker, Sec. 7.4
    procedure at, intervening death of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.6-6.8
    resumption of business at, Sec. Sec. 11.2, 11.3
    Senate practice at, resumption of business, Sec. Sec. 11.4, 11.5
    Speaker presiding at, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 7.6
Convening date
    amending resolution to fix, Sec. 3.8
Convening in Chamber, after sitting in another structure, Sec. 4.2
Convening, new Congress
    Clerk presiding at, Sec. 5.1
    date of, determined by twentieth amendment, Sec. 3.5
    organizational business and procedure, Sec. Sec. 5.1, 6.1, 7.1
    Speaker presiding at, Sec. 7.1
Day of meeting
    after July, Sec. 3.7
    change in, effect on business, Sec. 3.2
    holiday as, Sec. 3.6
    leadership authority over, Sec. Sec. 3.16, 3.17
    pro forma meetings, Sec. 3.9
    resolution to set, Sec. Sec. 3.7-3.9
    twentieth amendment determines, for convening, Sec. 3.5
Death of Members, proceedings as to, Sec. Sec. 8.1, 8.2
Election of Speaker
    by resolution, Sec. 6.3
    Clerk as presiding over, Sec. Sec. 6.1, 6.6, 6.7
    during the term of Congress, Sec. Sec. 6.6-6.8
    procedure of, Sec. Sec. 6.1, 6.2
Extension of remarks during organization, Sec. 8.2
Extraordinary sessions
    appropriations for, Sec. 2.3
    history of, Sec. 2.1
    proclamations convening, Sec. 2.2
Germaneness of amendments, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 12.6, 12.7
Hour of daily meeting
    construction as to ``noon,'' Sec. 3.15
    fixing the hour when legislative day extends beyond calendar day, 
        Sec. 3.1
    leadership authority over special meeting, Sec. Sec. 3.18, 3.19
    privileged motion to fix, Sec. 3.11
    resolution fixing hour of night meeting, Sec. 3.4
    resolution to fix, Sec. 3.10
    unanimous-consent request to fix, Sec. Sec. 3.3, 3.11-3.14
Hour of daily meeting, request to change in Committee of the Whole, 
    Sec. 3.14
    unanimous consent for, remainder of week, Sec. 3.12
                         
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    vacating order for, Sec. 3.13
Introduction of opening day bills, Sec. Sec. 12.1, 12.2
Joint meetings
    in Library of Congress, Sec. 4.5
    informal invitation to Senate Chamber, Sec. 4.6
    leadership authority over time of, Sec. Sec. 3.18, 3.19
Leadership
    recall of Congress, by announcement, Sec. 3.17
    recall of Congress, pursuant to resolution, Sec. 3.16
Legislative Reorganization Act
    meeting beyond July under, Sec. 3.7
    portions of not in effect, prior to rules adoption, Sec. 12.9
Messages received during organization, Sec. 8.3
Motion to set time and date of meeting, Sec. 3.11
Motions, before rules adoption
    for call of the House, Sec. 9.8
    for previous question, Sec. Sec. 9.3, 9.4
    for yeas and nays, Sec. Sec. 9.1, 9.2
    to amend, Sec. 9.6
    to postpone, Sec. 9.7
    to recommit, Sec. 9.5
Night meeting, resolution for, Sec. 3.4
``Noon,'' construction of, Sec. 3.15
Opening day bills, Sec. Sec. 12.1, 12.2
Parliamentary law, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 12.8, 12.9
Postpone, motion to, before rules adoption, Sec. 9.7
Presiding officer at organization
    during election of Speaker, Sec. Sec. 6.1, 6.6
    in absence of Clerk, Sec. 5.2
    in absence of Speaker, Sec. 7.4
Previous question, motion for, before rules adoption, Sec. Sec. 9.3, 
    9.4
Pro forma meetings, resolution for, Sec. 3.9
Proclamation convening Congress
    Clerk reads, Sec. 2.2
    form of, Sec. 2.2
    instances of, Sec. 2.1
Recall of Congress, resolution authorizing, Sec. 3.16
Recess during organization
    Speaker's authority to declare, Sec. Sec. 7.2, 7.3
Recommit, motion to, before rules adoption, Sec. 9.5
Resolution electing a Speaker, Sec. 6.3
Resolution to adopt rules
    amendment of, Sec. Sec. 10.9, 10.10
    correction of, Sec. 10.12
    debate on, Speaker's participation in, Sec. 10.11
    form of, Sec. 10.5
    introduction of, Sec. Sec. 10.3, 10.4
    nondivisibility of, Sec. 10.8
    postponement of, Sec. 10.7
    withdrawal of, Sec. 10.6
Resolutions, before rules adoption
    action on, Sec. Sec. 12.3-12.5
    amendment of, Sec. Sec. 12.5-12.7
    debate on, Sec. 12.3
    postponement of, Sec. Sec. 9.7, 10.7
    withdrawal of, Sec. Sec. 10.6, 12.4
Resumption of committee investigation, new Congress, Sec. 11.1
Resumption of old business, consecutive session, Sec. Sec. 11.2, 11.3
Rules Committee
    jurisdiction of pro forma meetings, Sec. 3.9
Rules of proceeding
    prior Congress may not prescribe, Sec. 10.1
    right of House to determine, Sec. 10.1
    under general parliamentary law, before rules adoption, 
        Sec. Sec. 10.2, 12.8, 12.9
                         
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Secret meetings
    outside of Chamber, Sec. 4.3
    place of, kept confidential, Sec. 4.4
Senate organization
    introduction of bills during, Sec. 12.10
    resumption of business, Sec. Sec. 11.4, 11.5
Sessions
    extraordinary, Sec. Sec. 2.1-2.3
    interval between, Sec. 2.4
Speaker
    actions of during adjournment, Sec. Sec. 7.7, 7.8
    asked unanimous consent to set hour of meeting, Sec. 3.3
    as to communications of foreign governments, Sec. 7.9
    authorized to determine time of joint meeting, Sec. 3.19
    election of, procedure for,  Sec. 6.1
    minority leader presents, after election, Sec. 6.2
    oath administered to, Sec. 6.4
    participation in debate on adoption of rules, Sec. 10.11
    presides at convening of Congress, Sec. 7.1
    presides at convening of consecutive session, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 7.6
    resignation from committees, Sec. 6.5
    resignations received by, Sec. 7.10
    vacancy in office of, during term, Sec. Sec. 6.6-6.8
State of the Union Message
    precedence of, over Senate business, Sec. Sec. 11.4, 11.5, 12.10
Twentieth amendment, operation of, Sec. 3.5
Unanimous consent requests during organization, Sec. Sec. 8.1, 8.2
                         
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