[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 12, Chapter 29 (Sections 1-34), Volume 13, Chapter 29 (Sections 35-end, plus index)]
[Chapter 29. Consideration and Debate]
[Front Matter]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 29
 
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    Commentary and editing by Peter D. Robinson, J.D. and Evan 
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A. Introductory; Initiating Consideration and Debate (p. 1)

    Sec. 1. In General
    Sec. 2. Factors Bearing on Consideration; Points of Order Against 
            Consideration; Special Rules and Unanimous-consent 
            Agreements
    Sec. 3. Consideration in the Committee of the Whole
    Sec. 4. Consideration in the House as in the Committee of the Whole
    Sec. 5. Question of Consideration
    Sec. 6. Questions Not Subject to Debate
    Sec. 7. Opening and Closing Debate; Right To Close

B. Right to Recognition (p. 188)

    Sec. 8. In General; Seeking Recognition
    Sec. 9. Power and Discretion of Speaker or Chairman
   Sec. 10. Recognition for Unanimous-consent Requests; One-minute and 
            Special-order Speeches
   Sec. 11. Limitations on Power of Recognition; Basis for Denial
   Sec. 12. Priorities in Recognition
   Sec. 13. -- Of Members of Committee
   Sec. 14. -- Of Member in Control

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   Sec. 15. -- Of Opposition After Rejection of Essential Motion

C. Recognition on Particular Questions (p. 465)

   Sec. 16. As to Bills
   Sec. 17. As to Conference Reports and Other House-Senate Matters
   Sec. 18. As to Simple or Concurrent Resolutions; Special Rules
   Sec. 19. For Offering and Debating Amendments
   Sec. 20. For Points of Order and Debate Thereon; Objections and 
            Inquiries; Calls of the House
   Sec. 21. Under the Five-minute Rule
   Sec. 22. Where Five-minute Debate Has Been Limited
   Sec. 23. Recognition for Particular Motions and Debate Thereon

D. Control and Distribution of Time for Debate (p. 788)

   Sec. 24. In General; Role of Manager
   Sec. 25. Distribution and Alternation
   Sec. 26. Management by Reporting Committee; One-third of Debate Time 
            on Certain Propositions Allotted to One Opposed
   Sec. 27. Designation of Managers
   Sec. 28. Effect of Special Rule
   Sec. 29. Yielding Time
   Sec. 30. -- For Motions or Amendments
   Sec. 31. -- For Debate
   Sec. 32. Interruption of Member With the Floor
   Sec. 33. Losing or Surrendering Control
   Sec. 34. Control Passing to Opposition

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E. Relevancy in Debate (p. 1)

   Sec. 35. Debate in the House
   Sec. 36. -- On Question of Privilege
   Sec. 37. Debate in Committee of the Whole
   Sec. 38. Debate Under Five-minute Rule
   Sec. 39. -- General Debate in Committee of the Whole

F. Disorder in Debate (p. 79)

   Sec. 40. In General
   Sec. 41. Disorderly Acts; Attire
   Sec. 42. Manner of Address; Interruptions
   Sec. 43. Disorderly Language
   Sec. 44. -- Reference to Senate or to Senators
   Sec. 45. -- Reference to Gallery Occupants
   Sec. 46. References in Senate to House
   Sec. 47. Criticism of Executive and Governmental Officials; 
            References to Presidential or Vice-Presidential Candidates
   Sec. 48. Procedure; Calls to Order
   Sec. 49. -- The Demand That Words Be Taken Down
   Sec. 50. -- Ruling by the Speaker
   Sec. 51. -- Withdrawal or Expungement of Words; Disciplinary 
            Measures
   Sec. 52. -- Permission To Explain or To Proceed in Order

G. References to House, Committees, or Members (p. 349)

   Sec. 53. Criticism of House or Party
   Sec. 54. Criticism of Committees or Their Members
   Sec. 55. References to Unreported Committee Proceedings; Discussion 
            of Ethics Committee Deliberations
   Sec. 56. Form of Reference to Members
   Sec. 57. Criticism of Speaker

   Sec. 58. Criticism of Legislative Actions or Proposals

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   Sec. 59. Criticism of Statements or Tactics in Debate
   Sec. 60. Critical References to Members
   Sec. 61. -- Use of Colloquialisms
   Sec. 62. -- Questionable Motives
   Sec. 63. -- Falsehood
   Sec. 64. -- Lack of Intelligence
   Sec. 65. -- Race and Prejudice
   Sec. 66. -- Disloyalty

H. Duration of Debate in the House (p. 457)

   Sec. 67. In General
   Sec. 68. The Hour Rule
   Sec. 69. Ten-minute, Twenty-minute, and Forty-minute Debate
   Sec. 70. Five-minute Debate in the House as in Committee of the 
            Whole
   Sec. 71. Effect of Special Rules and Unanimous-consent Agreements
   Sec. 72. Closing Debate; Senate Cloture
   Sec. 73. One-minute, Special-order Speeches, and Morning Hour

I. Duration of Debate in the Committee of the Whole (p. 594)

   Sec. 74. In General; Effect of Special Rules
   Sec. 75. General Debate
   Sec. 76. -- Closing General Debate
   Sec. 77. Five-minute Debate
   Sec. 78. -- Closing and Limiting Debate
   Sec. 79. -- Effect of Limitation; Distribution of Remaining Time

J. Reading Papers and Displaying Exhibits (p. 839)

   Sec. 80. In General
   Sec. 81. Voting on Permission To Read Papers

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   Sec. 82. Motions; Unanimous-consent Procedures
   Sec. 83. Certain Readings Prohibited
   Sec. 84. Use of Exhibits

K. Secret Sessions (p. 874)

   Sec. 85. In General

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