[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 15, Chapter 31]
[Chapter 31. Points of Order; Parliamentary Inquiries]
[Index to Precedents]
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                               CHAPTER 31
 
                Points of Order; Parliamentary Inquiries
 
                       DESCHLER-BROWN PRECEDENTS
 
                          INDEX TO PRECEDENTS


Affecting, point of order as
    amendments offered en bloc, Sec. Sec.  1.13, 1.14
    amendments to appropriations bills, Sec. Sec. 1.19-1.21
    amendments to legislative bills, Sec. Sec. 1.24-1.26
    appointment of conferees does not lie, Sec. 1.29
    appropriations bills, Sec. Sec. 1.15-1.18
    committee reports failing to comply with the Ramseyer rule, 
        Sec. 1.45
    conferee appointments not affected, Sec. 1.29
    conference reports, Sec. 1.27
    debate, relevancy in, Sec. 1.44
    recognition by Chair not subject to point of order, Sec. Sec. 1.30-
        1.32
    section of bill where only a portion of the section subject to a 
        point of order, Sec. 1.23
    unfunded mandates, Sec. 1.57
Amendments (see also Appropriations bills, points of order against 
    amendments to)
    Chair may rule out on his own initiative, Sec. 6.11
    Clerk's failure to transmit copies to majority and minority not 
        subject to point of order, Sec. Sec. 6.12, 6.13
    committee members receive priority in recognition to make a point 
        of order against an amendment, Sec. 1.4
    copies, failure of Clerk to transmit to majority and minority, not 
        subject to point of order, Sec. Sec. 6.12, 6.13
    debate not in order, a point of order must be made and not 
        reserved, Sec. 3.30
    not usually admitted while reservation of point of order pending, 
        Sec. Sec. 3.5, 5.2
    parliamentary inquiry regarding effect of adopting amendment on 
        further amendments, Sec. 14.10
    points of order against a paragraph considered before amendments to 
        the paragraph, Sec. Sec. 5.1, 6.14, 6.15
    portion subject to point of order subjects entire amendment to 
        point of order, Sec. Sec. 1.24, 1.25
    recognition to offer not subject to point of order, Sec. 1.32
    reinserting text stricken by a point of order, Sec. Sec. 1.22, 1.26
    reservation of point of order to be resolved before amendments are 
        admitted, Sec. Sec. 3.5, 5.2
    withdrawal by unanimous consent, allowed by Chair while point of 
        order pending, Sec. Sec. 1.6, 11.5
    where bill open for amendment at any point, points of order against 
        any provision to be resolved before amendments offered, 
        Sec. Sec. 5.3, 5.5-5.8
Amendments, timing of points of order against
    generally, Sec. 6
    considered as read, where amendment is, by unanimous consent, point 
        of order must follow disposition of unanimous-consent request, 
        Sec. Sec. 6.5, 6.6
    debate, if Chair does not recognize for, point of order still 
        viable, Sec. 6.30
    debate, point of order must come before, Sec. Sec. 6.7, 6.8, 6.16, 
        6.31-6.37
    debate, recognition for, does not preclude point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 6.23, 6.24
    diligence in seeking recognition, Member showing, may make point of 
        order, Sec. Sec. 6.38-6.42
    intervening business, as affecting, Sec. Sec. 6.17-6.22, 6.25-6.29, 
        6.36, 6.37

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    parliamentary inquiry, in relation to, Sec. Sec. 6.3, 6.4, 6.20, 
        6.21
    point of order, earlier, having already been resolved, Sec. 6.22
    previous question, as affecting, Sec. 6.37
    reading, interrupting with point of order, Sec. 6.10
    reading, point of order not to be made before Clerk's, Sec. 6.2
    reading, point of order to follow immediately after, Sec. Sec. 6.1, 
        6.16, 6.31-6.37
    reading, where dispensed with by unanimous consent, point of order 
        must follow disposition, Sec. Sec. 6.5, 6.6
    reading, where not completed, Chair may require re-reading, 
        Sec. 6.9
    reading, where point of order interrupts, Chair may decline to rule 
        until reading completed, Sec. 6.10
    recognition, point of order not too late after recognition for 
        debate, but before debate begins, Sec. Sec. 6.7, 6.23, 6.24
    recognition for debate not having been granted, point of order may 
        be made even if debate has begun, Sec. 6.30
    recognition for point of order, Member seeking, on his feet at the 
        proper time, point of order in order, Sec. Sec. 6.38-6.42
    seeking recognition at the appropriate time protects right to 
        offer, Sec. Sec. 6.38-6.42
    unanimous-consent request, as affecting, Sec. Sec. 6.17-6.19, 6.25, 
        6.26, 6.36
Appealing from Chair's decision on a point of order
    generally, Sec. Sec. 13.1, 13.3
    Chair sustained on appeal, Sec. Sec. 13.6, 13.7
    Chair sustained on appeal by division vote, Sec. 13.6
    Chair sustained on appeal by voice vote, Sec. 13.7
    demand for yeas and nays, Chair's count for second, not subject to 
        appeal, Sec. 13.13
    form of question on appeal, Sec. 13.9
    merits not considered, only validity of Chair's ruling on the point 
        of order, Sec. 13.2
    procedural request, Chair's count of Members supporting, not 
        subject to appeal, Sec. 13.14
    quorum, appeal does not lie against Chair's refusal to entertain 
        point of no, Sec. 13.5
    quorum, Chair's count to determine not subject to appeal, 
        Sec. 13.12
    recognition, within Chair's discretion, not subject to appeal, 
        Sec. 13.11
    reconsider, motion to, vote on which appeal was tabled, itself 
        tabled, Sec. 13.16
    second to support a demand for the yeas and nays, Chair's count to 
        determine not subject to appeal, Sec. 13.13
    subject of vote on appeal is ruling, not merits of proposition 
        giving rise to the point of order, Sec. 13.2
    tabled, appeal, on motion, Sec. 13.15
    withdrawal of appeal, Sec. 13.10
    yeas and nays, Chair's count to determine second on demand for, not 
        subject to appeal, Sec. 13.13
Appropriations bills, points of order against amendments to
    authorization for appropriation, burden of proof on amendment's 
        proponent, Sec. 8.11
    legislation, burden of proof that an amendment does not constitute, 
        falls on amendment's proponent, Sec. Sec. 8.7-8.10

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    legislation, where point of order alleges amendment to general 
        appropriation bill constitutes, if subject to two 
        interpretations, the Chair will sustain the point of order, 
        pending additional showing by proponent as to the better view, 
        Sec. Sec. 8.9, 8.10
    portion of amendment, when subject to a point of order, subjects 
        entire amendment to the point of order, Sec. Sec. 1.19, 1.20
    ``tax provision'' under Rule XXI clause 5(b), points of order 
        against, burden on Member making point of order, Sec. 8.15
Appropriations bills, points of order against portions of
    amendments, points of order not admitted once consideration of 
        amendments has begun, Sec. Sec. 5.10, 5.11
    authorization, lack of, points of order for, must be made to 
        specific text, not generally, Sec. 8.6
    authorization, lack of, burden of proof on Appropriations Committee 
        to show specific authorization, Sec. 8.5
    exception to requirements regarding the time to offer points of 
        order made where Member seeking recognition at the appropriate 
        time, Sec. Sec. 5.23, 5.24
    made before any amendments to the paragraph are considered, 
        Sec. Sec. 5.1, 6.15
    made during general debate, Sec. 5.9
    made only after paragraph is read, Sec. Sec. 5.14-5.22, 5.26
    modification of portion by unanimous consent has been allowed to 
        resolve point of order, Sec. 3.28
    parliamentary inquiry regarding sufficiency of funds after point of 
        order sustained, not admitted, Sec. 14.18
    proviso, point of order against having been considered, a point of 
        order against the paragraph in which it appears is not too 
        late, Sec. 5.13
    proviso, point of order if made against only, does not require the 
        Chair to strike the entire paragraph, Sec. 1.18
    proviso, when subject to point of order, subjects entire paragraph 
        to point of order, Sec. Sec. 1.16, 1.17, 1.21
    reinserting portions of a paragraph not subject to a point of order 
        by amendment, Sec. 1.22
    reservation not allowed, point of order must be pressed immediately 
        after reading, Sec. Sec. 3.27, 3.29
    resolved before debate under pro forma amendments, Sec. 1.56
    rule protecting some provisions, leaving others vulnerable, 
        Sec. 10.7
    rule waiving prohibition on legislation and unauthorized 
        appropriations, Sec. Sec. 10.9, 10.11
    sections, where paragraphs contained in a section, point of order 
        must still be made immediately after paragraph to be 
        challenged, Sec. 5.26
    ``tax provision'' under Rule XXI clause 5(b), burden on Member 
        making point of order to show tax consequences, Sec. 8.15
    vacating proceedings where language stricken from bill after point 
        of order sustained, Sec. 9.19
    waiving points of order against a specific section by unanimous 
        consent, Sec. 9.5
    where bill open to amendment at any time, Sec. Sec. 5.5-5.8
    where two points of order are raised, one against a paragraph, the 
        second against a proviso within the paragraph, the Chair must 
        rule on the first, Sec. 1.15

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Budget Act (see Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising 
    under)
Burden of proof on points of order
    appropriations bills and amendments, point of order against as 
        being a ``tax provision'' under rule XXI clause 5(b), unlike 
        other points of order against such bills and amendments, burden 
        on Member making point of order to show tax consequences, 
        Sec. 8.15
    authorization for appropriations, burden to show specific authority 
        on Appropriations Committee, Sec. 8.5
    authorization for appropriations, point of order must be made 
        against precise text, Sec. 8.6
    authorization for appropriations made in amendment, burden to show 
        specific authority on amendment's proponent, Sec. 8.11
    Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under some 
        sections of, governed by Budget Committee estimates, Sec. 8.14
    germaneness of amendment, burden on amendment's proponent, 
        Sec. Sec. 8.1-8.3
    germaneness of amendment, where proponent concedes point of order, 
        Sec. 8.3
    legislation in an amendment to an appropriations bill, burden on 
        amendment's proponent, Sec. Sec. 8.7-8.10
    legislation in an appropriations bill, burden on reporting 
        committee, Sec. 8.4
    ``tax provision'' in violation of Rule XXI clause 5(b), unlike 
        other points of order against appropriations bills, burden on 
        Member making point of order to show tax consequences, 
        Sec. 8.15
Chair (see also Appealing from Chair's decision on a point of order; 
    Deciding points of order; Resolving points of order before decision 
    by the Chair)
    admits multiple points of order at his discretion, Sec. 1.8
    amendments, Chair may rule out on his own initiative, Sec. 6.11
    clarification of ruling in the Record, Sec. Sec. 7.23, 7.24
    conference report, points of order arising under a single rule, 
        Chair may require all to be stated at once, Sec. 4.18
    constitutional questions, not decided by, Sec. Sec. 1.37-1.39, 13.4
    debate, rules concerning propriety in debate, Chair takes 
        initiative in enforcing, Sec. Sec. 9.17, 9.18
    decides only question raised by point of order, not collateral 
        questions raised by interpretation of ruling, Sec. 1.28
    drafting of legislative language, Chair does not rule on adequacy, 
        Sec. 1.43
    effect of legislative language, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.42
    enforces on own initiative at his discretion, Sec. Sec. 9.17, 9.18
    House proceedings, point of order arising under, while in Committee 
        of the Whole to be decided by Speaker, Sec. 1.46
    hypothetical questions, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.40
    parliamentary inquiry, Chair has discretion to recognize Member 
        for, Sec. Sec. 14.1, 14.2, 14.6
    preferential status, Chair may determine qualification of a motion 
        for, on own initiative, Sec. 8.12
    protects Members' rights on own initiative, Sec. 1.3
    recognition of Member by, not subject to point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 1.30-1.32
    reservation of points of order allowed at Chair's discretion, 
        Sec. Sec. 3.15-3.18

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    reverse early decision, has authority to, Sec. 1.5
    where points of order waived, Chair will not rule on whether point 
        of order would have applied absent the waiver, Sec. 10.17
Clerk
    amendments, failure of Clerk to transmit copies of amendments to 
        majority and minority not subject to point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 6.12, 6.13
Committee
    jurisdiction, as basis for point of order under special rule, 
        Sec. 1.23
    procedure, point of order against, in the House or Committee of the 
        Whole, Sec. 1.47, 1.48
    Ramseyer rule, point of order arising under, Sec. 1.45
Committee of the Whole, point of order during proceedings in
    House proceedings, point of order arising under, not decided by 
        Chair in Committee of the Whole, Sec. 1.46
Committee on Rules, see Rules Committee
Conferees
    Speaker's appointment not subject to point of order, Sec. 1.29
Conference reports
    against entire report, points of order, considered before points of 
        order against portions of the conference report, Sec. 4.14
    appropriations contained in, point of order does not lie if the 
        version of the bill passed by the House contained the same 
        provision, Sec. 4.23
    appropriations contained in, points of order lie only against if 
        arising from a Senate amendment, not the Senate legislative 
        bill before the conferees, Sec. 4.19
    Chair may require all points of order against a report arising 
        under a single rule, to be stated before rendering a decision, 
        Sec. 4.18
    debate on points of order against motion to recommit a conference 
        report limited to point of order, not to extend to merits, 
        Sec. 7.18
    nongermane provisions, points of order against, Sec. Sec. 4.21, 
        4.22
    open conference, point of order against failure to conduct, 
        Sec. 4.17
    point of order lies after reading and before reading of managers' 
        statement, Sec. Sec. 4.10-4.13
    ruled out of order under Budget Act, Sec. Sec. 1.27, 4.14
    scope of conference, Chair does not admit parliamentary inquiry 
        regarding the effect of a motion to instruct on, Sec. 14.38
    signatures, point of order against improper, must be made prior to 
        consideration, Sec. 4.20
    where proceedings are postponed, Sec. Sec. 4.15, 4.16
    where ruled out of order, acting on amendment in disagreement, 
        Sec. 1.27
Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under
    avoided by special rule making in order an unreported measure, 
        Sec. 10.23
    Budget Committee, policy of, concerning, Sec. 10.4
    conference reports, against entire, considered before other points 
        of order against portions of the conference report, Sec. 4.14
    conference reports, against new spending contained in, Sec. 1.27
    consideration of a measure, where point of order arising under the 
        Act applies to, must be raised when measure called up, 
        Sec. Sec. 4.2, 4.3

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    criteria for decisions on points of order arising under, Sec. 8.14
    parliamentary inquiries regarding, Sec. 14.44
    Rules Committee, requirement regarding statement of estimated costs 
        does not apply to resolution which ``self-executes'' new budget 
        authority, Sec. Sec. 10.21, 10.22
    waived, notwithstanding violations of, by special rule, Sec. 10.6
Consideration, voting on, as way of determining certain points of 
    order, Sec. 1.57
Consistency, Chair does not rule on
    amendment to amendment previously adopted, Sec. 1.35
    amendment to authorization-appropriations process, Sec. 1.36
    bill, to law it amends, Sec. 1.34
Constitution (see also Constitutional amendments, amending resolutions 
    proposing to the states)
    Revenue bill origination requirement presents question of 
        privilege, not point of order, Sec. 1.39
Constitutional amendments, amending resolutions proposing to the 
    states, Sec. 1.33
Debate
    call of the House, Chair may allow motion for in his discretion, 
        but a point of no quorum cannot lie, Sec. 12.14
    irrelevant remarks in, point of order lies against, Sec. 1.44
    merits of provision allowed under reservation, not allowed once 
        point of order made, Sec. 3.2
    parliamentary inquiry does not give control over time, Member 
        making may not yield, Sec. 14.5
    point of no quorum in Committee of the Whole, Chair may entertain 
        during, Sec. 12.12
    point of no quorum in House, Chair may not entertain during, 
        Sec. 12.14
    point of order may interrupt, Sec. 11.1
    reservation of point of order does not grant Member reserving 
        control of any time, Sec. 3.4
    time for parliamentary inquiry, as affecting allocations of time 
        for debate, Sec. Sec. 7.8, 7.16
    time for point of order, as affecting allocation of time for 
        debate, Sec. Sec. 7.13-7.15
Debating points of order
    Chair's discretion to allow, Sec. Sec. 7.1, 7.2, 7.4-7.7, 7.17
    clarification of Chair's ruling in the Record, Sec. Sec. 7.23, 7.24
    ``colloquies'' not permitted, Sec. 7.17
    concession of point during debate, Chair rules unless another 
        Member desires to be heard against the point of order, 
        Sec. 7.20
    debate time on measure or amendment, debate on point of order as 
        affecting, Sec. Sec. 7.13-7.15
    extension of remarks not allowed under, Sec. Sec. 7.21, 7.22
    House rule may be read during, if it relates to the point of order, 
        Sec. 7.19
    limited to point of order, may not go to merits, Sec. Sec. 7.9-
        7.12, 7.18
    prior to Member making point of order, Chair may admit Members' 
        arguments either orally or in writing, Sec. 1.7
    revision and extension not allowed in debate on point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 7.21, 7.22
    revision of Chair's ruling in Record, Sec. Sec. 7.23, 7.24

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    scope of debate limited to point of order, not to extend to merits 
        of language against which point of order made, Sec. Sec. 7.9-
        7.12, 7.18
    Senate rule may be read during, if it relates to the point of 
        order, Sec. 7.19
    time not to be reserved or yielded, Sec. Sec. 7.2, 7.4-7.7
    time, to be secured by seeking recognition from the Chair, 
        Sec. Sec. 7.3, 7.17
Deciding points of order (see also Burden of proof on points of order; 
    Resolving points of order before decision by the Chair)
    ambiguities, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.41
    by voting on consideration, rather than ruling by Chair, Sec. 1.57
    Chair decides only when required to do so, Sec. 1.6
    clarification of Chair's decision in Record, Sec. Sec. 7.23, 7.24
    collateral questions raised by interpretation of ruling not 
        decided, only question raised by point of order, Sec. 1.28
    committee procedure, Chair does not usually decide, Sec. Sec. 1.47, 
        1.48
    committee reports, sufficiency of, Sec. Sec. 1.45, 1.49
    concession of point, Chair rules unless another Member wishes to 
        argue against the point, Sec. 7.20
    Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under some 
        sections of, Budget Committee estimates provide basis for 
        ruling, Sec. 8.14
    consistency of bill with existing law, Sec. 1.34
    consistency of text to text it amends, Chair does not decide, 
        Sec. Sec. 1.35, 1.36
    constitutional questions, not decided by Chair, Sec. Sec. 1.37-1.39
    drafting of legislative language, Chair does not rule on adequacy 
        of, Sec. 1.43
    effect of legislative language, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.42
    germaneness, analysis limited to text, not possible effects, 
        Sec. 8.2
    hypothetical questions, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.40
    precedents, Chair follows, Sec. 1.1
    proponent's intentions in offering an amendment as a basis for 
        ruling, Sec. 8.13
    revision of Chair's decision in Record, Sec. Sec. 7.23, 7.24
    Unfunded Mandates Act, resolved by vote on consideration, Sec. 1.57
Effect of enactment, not subject to point of order, Sec. 1.42
En bloc amendments, Sec. Sec. 1.13, 1.14
Federal income tax rate increase, see Tax rate increase
Germaneness
    anticipatory ruling on, Sec. 6.4
    burden of proof in showing, Sec. Sec. 8.1-8.3
    nongermane provisions, points of order against, Sec. Sec. 4.21, 
        4.22
    parliamentary inquiry regarding, not sufficient to rule out of 
        order absent a point of order, Sec. 6.3
    rule altering ordinary test for, Sec. Sec. 10.8, 10.10
    ruling based on text of amendment only, Sec. 8.2
House Rule I clause 4 governing points of order, Sec. 1 introduction
Hypothetical questions, Chair does not rule on, Sec. 1.40
Income tax rate increase, see Tax rate increase

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Jurisdiction, point of order based on Committee's, created by special 
    rule, Sec. 1.23
Making parliamentary inquiries
    amendment, regarding, not admitted until amendment is pending, 
        Sec. 15.11
    demand for division vote, parliamentary inquiry does not constitute 
        intervening business for purpose of precluding, Sec. 15.21
    interrupting another Member who controls the time, not allowed 
        without Member's consent, Sec. Sec. 15.1-15.3
    Journal, admitted before the Journal has been approved, Sec. 15.9
    point of no quorum, not necessarily admitted while pending, 
        Sec. 15.12
    presidential message, not necessarily admitted during reading of, 
        Sec. 15.10
    time used in, taken from the allocation of the Member yielding for 
        that purpose, Sec. Sec. 15.4-15.7
    time used in, where no one has been recognized for debate, time not 
        subtracted from allocation for debate, Sec. 15.8
    vote, making a parliamentary inquiry during a, Sec. Sec. 15.13-
        15.21
Making points of order (see also Reserving points of order)
    Committee members have priority of recognition in, against proposed 
        amendments, Sec. 1.4
    distinguish from parliamentary inquiry, Member should, Sec. 2.3
    interrupting debate, Member may be recognized by Chair while 
        another Member controls time, Sec. 4.24
    manager may make against own bill, Sec. Sec. 1.54, 1.55
    priority recognition in, to Committee members against amendments, 
        Sec. 1.4
    recognition by Chair required before, Sec. 2.1
    reservation by one Member does not prohibit another Member from 
        making the same point of order, Sec. 3.10
    specific, Member should be, as to language against which he is, 
        Sec. 2.2
    while one point of order already pending, Chair may admit another 
        at his discretion, Sec. 1.8
    words in debate, point of order not to be made against, proper 
        remedy is demand that words be taken down, Sec. 1.50
Multiple points of order pending at one time
    Chair's discretion to allow, Sec. Sec. 1.8, 1.11
    Chair need only sustain one to dispense with consideration of all 
        others, Sec. Sec. 1.10, 1.12
    order of consideration and decision at Chair's discretion, Sec. 1.9
    where one made against a proviso and another made against the 
        paragraph containing the proviso, the Chair must strike the 
        entire paragraph if he sustains the point of order, Sec. 1.15
``One-minute'' speeches, refusal of recognition by Speaker for, not 
    subject to point of order, Sec. 1.30
Parliamentary inquiry (see also Parliamentary inquiry, topics admitted 
    or not admitted by way of; Making parliamentary inquiries)
    answer, Chair may delay in providing in order to review the 
        precedents, Sec. Sec. 14.24-14.28
    anticipatory ruling in response to, Sec. 6.4
    appeals to Chair's response not admitted, Sec. 14.4
    Chair, inquiry properly submitted to, Sec. 14.14
    Chair answers, official reporters do not read back proceedings, 
        Sec. 14.14

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    Committee of the Whole, procedure and actions, inquiries regarding, 
        properly addressed to the Chair, not the Speaker, 
        Sec. Sec. 14.41, 14.42
    Congressional Budget Act, inquiries regarding, Sec. 14.44
    debate time, as affected by, Sec. Sec. 7.8, 7.16
    delay, Chair may, response to, Sec. Sec. 14.24-14.28
    desk, Speaker may examine matter at the, in answering an inquiry, 
        Sec. 14.13
    House procedure and actions, inquiries regarding properly addressed 
        to the Speaker, not the Chair of the Committee of the Whole, 
        Sec. Sec. 14.40, 14.43
    point of order, Chair explains effect of ruling on prior, in 
        response to parliamentary inquiry, Sec. 14.6
    point of order takes precedence over, Sec. 14.3
    recognition for, in Chair's discretion, Sec. Sec. 14.1, 14.2, 14.6
    recognition for, limited to parliamentary inquiry, does not allow 
        Member recognized to offer amendment, Sec. 14.39
    reporters, inquiries do not request that, read back portions of the 
        Record, Sec. 14.14
    response by Chair insufficient to rule nongermane amendment out of 
        order absent a point of order, Sec. 6.3
    yielding time under a parliamentary inquiry not allowed, Sec. 14.5
Parliamentary inquiry, topics admitted or not admitted by way of
    admitted, generally, Sec. Sec. 14.7-14.13
    admitted, generally not, Sec. Sec. 14.15-14.23, 14.29-14.38
    advisory opinion on future ruling, not admitted, Sec. Sec. 14.19, 
        14.33, 14.34, 14.37
    amendment, effect of adoption on further amendment, 
        Sec. Sec. 14.10, 14.37
    amendment process, Sec. 14.33
    Clerk's progress in reading a document, Sec. 14.12
    committee policy, not admitted, Sec. 14.29
    committee report, sufficiency of, Sec. Sec. 14.9, 14.13
    conference committee, scope of, not admitted, Sec. 14.38
    Congressional Budget Act, Sec. 14.44
    consistency of House actions, not admitted, Sec. Sec. 14.20, 14.21
    construction of proposition, Sec. 14.36
    desk, status of matters at the, Sec. 14.13
    effect of adopting an amendment, not admitted, Sec. 14.22
    effect of striking material from a general appropriations bill on a 
        point of order as to sufficiency of funds, not admitted, 
        Sec. 14.18
    historical context of pending matter, not admitted, Sec. 14.15
    House legislative program, not admitted by Chair in Committee of 
        the Whole, Sec. 14.30
    hypothetical questions, not admitted, Sec. Sec. 14.16, 14.17, 14.33
    legal effect of proposed measure, not admitted, Sec. 14.35
    meaning of proposition, not admitted, Sec. 14.36
    order of business, Sec. 14.7
    parliamentary situation, Sec. 14.14
    point of order, as to timing of, Sec. 14.11
    privileged status, advisory opinion on, of resolution not yet 
        pending, Sec. 14.34

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    recognition, inquiry regarding Chair's intent for future, not 
        admitted, Sec. 14.23
    rule, interpretation of, Sec. Sec. 14.8, 14.9
    Rules Committee guidelines for submission of amendments, not 
        admitted, Sec. 14.31
    sufficiency of funds in a general appropriations bill, not 
        admitted, Sec. 14.18
    unanimous-consent request, inquiry to register objection to, when 
        previously granted, not admitted, Sec. 14.32
Point of no quorum
    admitted after Chair has put the question and before the result has 
        been announced, Sec. 12.8
    appeal does not lie against Chair's refusal to entertain point of 
        no quorum, Sec. 12.3
    call of the House, Speaker has discretion to recognize Member to 
        move for a, Sec. 12.2
    Constitution does not create separate basis for point of order, 
        Sec. 12.2
    debate in Committee of the Whole, Chair may entertain during, 
        Sec. 12.12
    debate in the House, Chair may entertain motion for a call of the 
        House, but not a point of no quorum during, at his discretion, 
        Sec. Sec. 12.12, 12.14
    debate under the five-minute rule, once a quorum has been 
        established, a call of the House may only be made by unanimous 
        consent, Sec. 12.15
    demand for a recorded vote, point of no quorum takes precedence 
        over, Sec. 12.1
    objection to vote for lack of a quorum takes precedence over a 
        point of no quorum, Sec. 12.11
    parliamentary inquiry not necessarily admitted while point of no 
        quorum pending, Sec. 15.12
    parliamentary inquiry regarding number of Members in the Chamber 
        not in order when a point of no quorum would not lie, 
        Sec. 12.16
    pending question, what constitutes for purposes of permitting point 
        of no quorum, Sec. Sec. 12.7, 12.8, 12.10
    pending question, where question has not been put to a vote, point 
        of no quorum does not lie, Sec. 12.2
    privileged over other request for recognition where a quorum has 
        not previously been established, Sec. 12.17
    quorum, once established, no business having intervened, a point of 
        no quorum does not lie, Sec. 12.13
    recorded vote having been refused, a point of no quorum may still 
        lie, Sec. 12.9
    request for leave for a committee to sit during consideration of 
        amendments under the five-minute rule, does not constitute a 
        pending question put to a vote, Sec. Sec. 12.7, 12.10
    rise, motion that the Committee of the Whole, in order while point 
        of no quorum pending, Sec. 12.5
    suspension motion, where vote postponed, point of no quorum 
        considered as withdrawn, Sec. 12.6
    withdrawal not allowed after Chair's announcement that a quorum is 
        not present, Sec. 12.4
Point of order, topics admitted by way of
    appropriations bill, legislation in, Sec. Sec. 8.7-8.10
    appropriations bill, unauthorized appropriations, Sec. Sec. 8.5, 
        8.6, 8.11, 10.9, 10.11
    Budget Act violations, Sec. Sec. 1.27, 4.14, 8.14
    committee procedure and reports, deficiencies in, Sec. Sec. 1.23, 
        1.45, 1.47-1.49

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    conference reports, Sec. Sec. 1.27, 4.14, 4.17, 4.19-4.23
    debate, relevancy in, Sec. 1.44
    germaneness, Sec. Sec. 4.21, 4.22
    tax rate increase, Sec. 5.27
    unfunded mandates, Sec. 1.57
Preferential status, Chair may determine qualification of motion for, 
    on own initiative, Sec. 8.12
Privileged questions
    parliamentary inquiry regarding status of resolution as, not 
        admitted before resolution pending, Sec. 14.34
Questions of privilege
    establishing procedure for unique parliamentary question, Sec. 1.33
    pre-empting point of order, Sec. 1.33
    revenue bill constitutional origination requirement presents, not 
        subject to point of order, Sec. 1.39
    Speaker rules on status of resolution as presenting, 
        Sec. Sec. 1.51-1.53
    statement of, may be interrupted by point of order, Sec. 11.2
Quorum, see Point of no quorum
Ramseyer rule
    point of order arising under, Sec. 1.45
    raised when bill called up, not after the House resolves into the 
        Committee of the Whole, Sec. Sec. 4.7-4.9
Recognition
    amendments, Chair's recognition of Member to offer not subject to 
        point of order, Sec. 1.32
    Committee members receive priority in, to make a point of order 
        against an amendment, Sec. 1.4
    decision of Chair on, not subject to appeal, Sec. 13.11
    decision of Chair regarding, not subject to point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 1.30, 1.31
    parliamentary inquiry, Chair has discretion to recognize Member 
        for, Sec. Sec. 14.1, 14.2, 14.6
    parliamentary inquiry, recognition limited to, Member so recognized 
        may not offer amendment, Sec. 14.39
    point of order, recognition by Chair required before making, 
        Sec. 2.1
    point of order, recognition for, may be granted without waiting for 
        time to be yielded, Sec. 4.24
Recommit, motion to
    debate on point of order against motion to recommit a conference 
        report confined to point of order, not to extend to merits, 
        Sec. 7.18
    point of order lies after reading and before debate, Sec. 4.25
Reserving points of order
    generally, Sec. 3.1
    amendments not admitted while reservation pending, Sec. 5.2
    appropriations bills, points of order reserved upon reporting of 
        the bill, Sec. Sec. 3.25, 3.26
    appropriations bills, portions of, points of order against must be 
        made, not reserved, Sec. Sec. 3.7, 3.27, 3.29
    Chair can reserve to protect Members' rights on own initiative, 
        Sec. 1.3
    Chair's discretion to allow, Sec. Sec. 3.15-3.18
    debate not allowed on an amendment, a point of order must be made, 
        and cannot be reserved, Sec. 3.30
    debate on merits allowed under reservation, Sec. 3.2
    debate time not allocated to Member reserving, Sec. 3.4
    distinguished from making points of order, Sec. 3.2
    further amendments not usually admitted while reservation pending, 
        Sec. Sec. 3.3, 3.5

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    inquiry to sponsor acceptable under reservation, Sec. 3.31
    making point of order, one Member's reservation does not prohibit 
        another Member from, Sec. 3.10
    once a point of order reserved, all points of order against the 
        same text are reserved, Sec. Sec. 3.8-3.14
    regular order, demand for, not to interrupt proponent's initial 
        five-minute debate time, Sec. 3.20
    regular order, demand for, requires resolution of point of order, 
        Sec. Sec. 3.18, 3.19
    withdrawing a reservation, Sec. Sec. 3.21-3.24
Resolving points of order before decision by the Chair (see also 
    Deciding points of order)
    modification of portion of appropriations bill allowed by unanimous 
        consent while reservation of point of order pending, Sec. 3.28
    ruling may be forestalled by a motion to rise from the Committee of 
        the Whole, Sec. 11.3
    withdrawal of amendment while point of order pending, Chair allows 
        unanimous-consent request for, Sec. 1.6
    withdrawal of motion against which point of order lodged, obviates 
        the need for the Chair to rule, Sec. 4.6
Revenue bills, constitutional origination requirement presents question 
    of privilege, not point of order, Sec. 1.39
Reversing decided points of order (see also Appealing from Chair's 
    decision on a point of order)
    Chair has authority to reverse previous decision, Sec. 1.5
Rules Committee (see also Waiving points of order in a special rule)
    budget authority created by special order ``self-executing'' an 
        amendment, Congressional Budget Act requirement for statement 
        of estimated cost inapplicable to Rules Committee report, 
        Sec. Sec. 10.21, 10.22
    creating point of order based on committee jurisdiction, Sec. 1.23
    parliamentary inquiry regarding guidelines of, on submission of 
        amendments, not admitted, Sec. 14.31
    points of order not to lie against reports by, Sec. 10.12
    privileged resolution reported by, point of order against in order 
        after resolution called up and before Clerk has read, Sec. 4.1
    waiver policy, Sec. 10.3
    waiving points of order under a special rule, Sec. 9.1
Rules of the House
    order enforced before adoption of, Sec. 1.2
    parliamentary inquiry regarding interpretation of, Sec. Sec. 14.8, 
        14.9
    points of order governed by Rule I clause 4, Sec. 1 introduction
    Ramseyer rule, point of order arising under, Sec. 1.45
    Rule I clause 4 governing points of order, Sec. 1 introduction
Senate amendments
    rule providing amendment ``hereby'' adopted precludes points of 
        order under rule requiring consideration in Committee of the 
        Whole, Sec. 10.19
    ``self-executing'' rule agreeing to Senate amendment precludes 
        points of order that would ordinarily lie against the 
        amendment, Sec. 10.20
Speaker
    generally, see Chair

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    House proceedings, points of order arising from, decided by 
        Speaker, not to be decided in Committee of the Whole, Sec. 1.46
    question of privilege, Speaker rules on status of resolution as 
        presenting, Sec. Sec. 1.51-1.53
Special rule, see Rules Committee; Waiving points of order in a special 
    rule
Supermajority vote requirement
    tax rate increase, point of order based on three-fifths vote 
        requirement in order when question put on final passage, 
        Sec. 5.27
Tax rate increase
    point of order regarding applicability of requirement of three-
        fifths vote for, in order when question put on final passage, 
        Sec. 5.27
Three-fifths vote
    point of order regarding applicability of requirement for, in order 
        when question put on final passage, Sec. 5.27
Timing of points of order (see also Amendments, timing of points of 
    order against)
    amendments, points of order against a portion of bill are 
        considered before amendments to it, Sec. 5.10
    amendments not in order to bill open at any point until all points 
        of order against any provision are resolved, Sec. 5.3
    appropriations bills, Sec. Sec. 5.13-5.22, 5.26
    ``at any time,'' points of order which rules allow, Sec. Sec. 5.28, 
        5.29
    conference reports, points of order against, Sec. Sec. 4.10-4.23
    consideration of a measure, point of order against in order when 
        measure called up, Sec. Sec. 4.2-4.4
    exceptions made for Members seeking recognition at appropriate 
        time, but not recognized in time, Sec. Sec. 5.23, 5.24
    failure to make a timely point of order against a motion, leaves 
        the motion as the will of the House until it orders otherwise, 
        Sec. 9.15
    general debate, points of order not to be raised during, Sec. 5.9
    paragraphs not yet read, points of order where allowed against by 
        unanimous consent, are entertained in order, Sec. 5.4
    parliamentary inquiry, timing of point of order appropriate subject 
        for, Sec. 14.11
    privileged resolution, point of order against in order after 
        resolution called up and before Clerk has read, Sec. Sec. 4.1, 
        4.4
    privileges of the House, point of order against report concerning, 
        in order after reading of report, Sec. 4.5
    proposition, against, considered before amendments to the 
        proposition are considered, Sec. Sec. 5.1, 6.14, 6.15
    Ramseyer rule, point of order alleging failure to comply with, in 
        order when measure called up, not after resolving into the 
        Committee of the Whole for consideration, Sec. Sec. 4.7-4.9
    recognition for point of order may be granted without waiting for 
        time to be yielded, Sec. 4.24
    recommit, motion to, point of order against must be made 
        immediately after the motion is read and before debate, 
        Sec. 4.25
    supermajority voting, point of order relating to requirement for, 
        in order when question put on final passage, Sec. 5.27
    voting by supermajority, point of order based on, in order when the 
        question is put on final passage, Sec. 5.27

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    where bill open to amendment at any point, points of order to be 
        resolved before amendments admitted, Sec. Sec. 5.3, 5.5-5.8
    yielding of time not required for recognition to make a point of 
        order, Sec. 4.24
Unfunded Mandates Act, point of order arising under, resolved by voting 
    on consideration, Sec. 1.57
Vacating point of order proceedings, Sec. 9.19
Waiving points of order (see also Waiving points of order in a special 
    rule)
    amendments not covered by waiver for bill, Sec. 9.9-9.13
    appropriations bill, section of protected by unanimous-consent 
        request, Sec. 9.5
    appropriations bill, waiver of points of order against, not 
        protecting amendments to, Sec. 9.11
    bills, where points of order waived, protection for amendments, not 
        provided, Sec. Sec. 9.9-9.11
    bills protected as amendment to another bill, where points of order 
        waived against, no protection to individual portions of the 
        bill if offered separately, Sec. 9.14
    committee amendments, where points of order not waived against, 
        committee amendments treated as other amendments, Sec. 9.12
    committee substitute, where points of order against are waived, 
        protection does not apply to amendments to substitute, 
        Sec. 9.13
    construing scope, Chair may look to debate in Committee of the 
        Whole in, Sec. 9.8
    failure to raise a timely point of order against a motion, the 
        motion represents the will of the House until it orders 
        otherwise, Sec. 9.15
    germaneness of a perfecting amendment, by unanimous consent, 
        Sec. 9.6
    Rules Committee may waive in special rule, against portion of bill 
        language, Sec. 9.1
    scope of waiver, Sec. Sec. 9.3, 9.4
    statutory rule, waived by motion to suspend the rules, Sec. 9.2
    suspension of the rules waives statutory rules, Sec. 9.2
    timing of resolution, after consideration and reading for amendment 
        has begun, not too late, Sec. 9.7
    unanimous-consent requests, Sec. Sec. 9.3-9.6
    where waiver by failure to raise point of order leaves uncertain 
        situation, the Chair may use his discretion to clarify the 
        situation and let proceedings continue, Sec. 9.16
    where waiver not issued and point of order made, House may vacate 
        proceeding under point of order, Sec. 9.19
Waiving points of order in a special rule
    amendment, where protected by rule, the rule protects that 
        amendment as modified by a subsequent amendment, Sec. 10.5
    amendments if offered by a particular Member protected, Sec. 10.14
    appropriations, legislative provisions, some protected, some left 
        vulnerable, Sec. 10.7
    appropriations bill, rule waiving multiple points of order and 
        providing for altered procedure for consideration of 
        amendments, Sec. 10.16

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    appropriations provision, portions of protected from prohibition on 
        legislation and unauthorized appropriations, Sec. Sec. 10.9, 
        10.11
    Budget Act provisions, violations of waived notwithstanding, 
        Sec. 10.6
    Budget Committee policy on waivers of Congressional Budget Act 
        points of order, Sec. 10.4
    Chair does not rule on whether a point of order would lie against a 
        provision where it has been waived, Sec. 10.17
    classes of amendments protected, Sec. 10.14
    Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under, avoided by 
        special rule making in order an unreported measure, Sec. 10.23
    Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under, Budget 
        Committee policy regarding, Sec. 10.4
    Congressional Budget Act, points of order arising under, regarding 
        statement of estimated costs, not applicable to special rule 
        ``self-executing'' new budget authority, Sec. Sec. 10.21, 10.22
    consideration, rules designed to govern, waived by rule providing 
        that something be considered to pass by virtue of the adoption 
        of the rule, Sec. 10.19
    consideration, rules designed to prohibit, waived by making 
        consideration in order notwithstanding such rules, Sec. 10.6
    debate, mischaracterization of rule not to affect actual 
        implementation of waivers, Sec. 10.18
    germaneness, rule altering ordinary test of germaneness, 
        Sec. Sec. 10.8, 10.10
    ``hereby'' resolutions waiving point of order, Sec. 10.19
    Member, amendments offered by particular, protected, Sec. 10.14
    points of order against the rule, not to lie unless prohibited 
        under rulemaking authority, Sec. 10.12
    Rules Committee, waivers against certain language but not all 
        provisions in bill, Sec. 9.1
    Rules Committee policy on waivers, Sec. 10.3
    ``self-executing'' agreement to a Senate amendment precludes points 
        of order against the amendment, Sec. 10.20
    Senate amendments, rules affecting points of order relating to, 
        Sec. Sec. 10.19, 10.20
    statutory rules providing points of order, Sec. Sec. 10.1, 10.2
    where point of order under one rule waived, point of order may 
        still lie under another rule, Sec. 10.13
    where waivers based on report accompanying rule, report not 
        required to be printed before consideration of resolution, 
        Sec. 10.15
Words used in debate, not subject to point of order, demand that words 
    be taken down proper remedy, Sec. 1.50
Yielding
    point of order may be made without, by Member controlling time, 
        Sec. 11.1