[Deschler-Brown Precedents, Volume 16, Chapters 32 - 33]
[Chapter 33. House-Senate Conferences]
[Index to Precedents]
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        House-Senate Conferences
 
E. CONSIDERATION AND DISPOSITION OF REPORT
 
        INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

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Adjournment, appointment of conferees after, see Conferees
Amendment to motion to go to conference, see Motion to agree to or 
 request conference
Amendments in disagreement, see Disagreement, amendments in
Anticipating Senate action
adjournment, unanimous-consent agreement concerning Senate bill 
 expected to be received during, Sec. 2.23
 agree to conference and authorize Speaker to appoint conferees on 
 anticipated Senate bill, unanimous-consent agreement to, Sec.Sec.
 2.23- 2.26
 "deeming" certain action to have been taken by House in response to 
 anticipated Senate action, Sec.Sec. 2.24-2.27, 22.24
 special order permitting House to consider motion to dispose of Senate 
 amendments before stage of disagreement, Sec. 5.19
Authorization by committees for motions to go to conference, see 
 Committee authorization for motions to go to conference
Blue-slipping measure containing amendment in violation of House 
 prerogative to originate revenue measures, Sec. 1.12
Closed or open conference
 instructions to conferees may permit closed sessions, Sec. 12.11
 Intelligence, Select Committee on, may close meetings without floor 
 vote, Sec. 5.4
 Members of Congress, only, were permitted to attend, Sec.Sec. 5.3, 5.5
 motion to close conference
 forms of motion, Sec. 5.5
 privileged, Sec. 5.3
 time for making, Sec.Sec. 5.5, 5.6
 Closed or open conference-Cont.
 motion to close conference-Cont.
 vote requirement, Sec.Sec. 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.18
 vote, time for, reduced to five minutes, Sec. 5.18
 open conference
 point of order based on alleged violation of rule, Sec.Sec. 5.7, 5.13
 requirement generally, Sec.Sec. 5.7, 5.8, 5.12, 5.13
 vote on motion to close, reducing time for, Sec. 5.18
 vote required to close conference, Sec.Sec. 5.2, 5.5, 5.6, 5.18
 vote requirement to close meeting not applicable to Select Committee 
 on Intelligence, Sec. 5.4
Committee authorization for motions to go to conference
 dilatory motions, prevention of, Sec. 2.40
 joint referral of bill, authorization by committees in cases of, 
 Sec.Sec. 2.10-2.12, 2.32, 4.6
 jurisdiction of bill, committee or committees having, Sec.Sec. 2.10-
 2.12, 2.32, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6
 recognition for motion, see Motion to agree to or request conference
 referrals of bill, joint, Sec.Sec. 2.10-2.12, 2.32, 4.6
 repetition of motion, authorization for, Sec. 2.13
 reporting committee, motion to send bill to conference is privileged     
 if  
 offered at direction of, Sec.Sec. 2.12, 4.6
 rule, applicable, Sec.Sec. 2.1, 2.40
 subcommittee chairman acted at direction of full Committee on 
 Appropriations, Sec. 4.7
 unanimous-consent request to ask for conference, motion in order after 
 objection to, Sec.Sec. 2.5, 2.7, 4.4


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Committee of conference (see also Conferees)
joint committee, considered to be, Sec. 1.7
quorum for meeting, Sec. 5.8
select committee, compared to, Sec. 6.50
Conferees
absence of conferee, Sec. 6.10
appointment of, by Speaker
additional conferees, appointment of, Sec.Sec. 6.12, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 
6.29-6.31, 6.49
additional conferees, appointment of, by Speaker Pro Tempore, Sec. 6.16
adjournment, after, Sec.Sec. 2.23, 6.21, 6.22
alternate conferees to serve in lieu of absent conferees, Sec. 6.10
amendment, assignment of portions of, to Members from different 
subcommittees, Sec. 6.38
amendment, sponsor of, as conferee, Sec.Sec. 6.4, 6.29-6.31
authority with respect to portion of Senate amendment, conferees 
appointed to exercise, Sec. 6.18
committee chairman, recommendations by, Sec. 6.2
committee jurisdiction as basis of appointments, Sec.Sec. 6.23, 6.24, 
6.26-6.28, 6.32-6.36, 6.40-6.44
committees, multiple, conferees from, Sec.Sec. 6.23-6.28, 6.37, 6.39-
6.41
"core group," authority of, to report disagreement, Sec. 6.37
criteria for selection of, Sec. 6.3
death of conferee, appointment of replacement after, Sec.Sec. 6.11, 8.8
delayed appointment of conferees, Sec.Sec. 6.17, 6.18
discretion of Speaker, Sec.Sec. 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.8
appointment of, by Speaker-Cont.
"exclusive" conferees, appointment of, on specified provisions, 
Sec.Sec. 6.34, 6.45, 6.47
further conference, reappointment of conferees for, Sec. 6.7
"general" and "limited" conferees, Sec. 6.48
intervening motion, without, Sec.Sec. 2.29, 2.30
"issue clusters," subconferences on, Sec.Sec. 6.39, 6.46
jurisdictional balance, Sec.Sec. 6.17, 6.23-6.28, 6.35, 6.36, 6.40-6.42
jurisdictional claims of committees, future, not to be based on 
appointment of conferees on particular measures, Sec. 6.50
leadership, representatives from, appointed where party has taken 
policy position on measure, Sec. 6.49
"limited" and "general" conferees, Sec. 6.48
majority and minority, numbers of, Sec.Sec. 6.9, 6.25
meeting informally prior to appointment, effect on validity of 
conference report of, see Reports, conference
number of conferees, Sec. 6.8
papers, official, appointment of conferees before receipt from Senate 
of, Sec. 22.24
political affiliation of, Sec.Sec. 6.9, 6.25
positions taken by conferees with respect to bill, Sec. 6.3
rank of additional conferees, Sec. 6.12
reappointment of conferees for further conference, Sec. 6.7
referrals of measures, future, not to be based on appointment of 
conferees on particular bill, Sec. 6.50


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appointment of, by Speaker-Cont.
replacement of conferee who resigned or was excused, Sec.Sec. 8.3-8.6, 
8.9, 8.11, 8.15, 8.16
replacement to fill vacancy caused by death of conferee, Sec.Sec. 6.11, 
8.8
report, appointment and meeting as prerequisites to filing, see 
Reports, conference
rescinding appointment of House and Senate conferees by concurrent 
resolution, Sec. 8.18
rules regarding, Sec. 6.3
Senate amendment, subject matter of, as basis for appointment, Sec.Sec. 
6.32-6.34
Senate bill, conferees appointed with reference to specified portions 
of, Sec. 6.44
Senate, notification to, of appointment of additional conferees, Sec. 
6.13
Speaker Pro Tempore, designated or appointed, appointment by, Sec.Sec. 
6.6, 6.12, 6.15, 6.43
Speaker Pro Tempore, elected, may appoint conferees, Sec. 6.14
Speaker Pro Tempore was authorized by unanimous consent to appoint 
replacement for conferee who resigned, Sec. 8.11
special order providing that House request conference and that Speaker 
immediately appoint conferees, Sec.Sec. 6.51, 6.52
subcommittees, assignment of portions of amendment to Members from 
different, Sec. 6.38
subcommittees, assignment of portions of bill to Members from 
different, Sec. 6.46


Conferees-Cont.
appointment of, by Speaker-Cont.
subconferences where nucleus of conferees must resolve complex issues, 
Sec. 6.39
appointment of, in Senate, Sec. 6.5
appropriation on legislative bill, rule prohibiting conferees from 
agreeing to, applies only to provisions in Senate amendments, Sec.Sec. 
19.15-19.19
authority of
appropriation bill, conferees authorized by unanimous consent to agree 
to Senate legislative amendment, Sec. 7.24
appropriation on legislative bill, conferees must have specific 
authority in order to agree to Senate amendment providing for, Sec.Sec. 
7.19, 7.21
appropriation on legislative bill, rule prohibiting conferees from 
agreeing to, applies only to provisions in Senate amendments, Sec.Sec. 
19.15-19.19
appropriation on legislative bill, separate vote on, in House, Sec. 
7.20
appropriations in Senate bill with House amendments did not violate 
rule applicable to Senate amendments, Sec. 7.30
concurrent resolution used to expand authority, Sec. 30.31
"core group," authority of, to report disagreement, Sec. 6.37
defining authority, language used in, Sec.Sec. 6.35, 6.36, 6.42, 6.43
designation by Speaker of subject matter on which conferees authorized 
to confer, manner of, Sec. 6.47
disagreement, authority of "core group" to report, Sec. 6.37


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Conferees-Cont.
authority of-Cont.
exceeding authority, see "scope" topics below and under Reports, 
conference
expanding authority by concurrent resolution, Sec.Sec. 7.14, 7.15, 
13.3, 30.31
expanding authority by unanimous-consent agreement, Sec. 2.37
expanding authority, resolution as, Sec. 2.30
"issue clusters," authority related to, Sec.Sec. 6.39, 6.46, 6.47
scope of conference, matters within, see below
Senate amendments, granting specific authority to act on, Sec.Sec. 
2.30, 2.37, 6.18, 6.34, 13.1
specific and general authority of, Sec.Sec. 6.18, 6.20, 6.37, 6.40-
6.46, 6.48, 7.19, 7.21
specific authority of proponent of amendment, Sec.Sec. 6.29-6.31
subject matter on which conferees authorized to confer, manner of 
designation by Speaker of, Sec. 6.47
unanimous consent, authority expanded by, Sec. 2.37
waiving restrictions on, Sec.Sec. 2.30, 2.37
closing conference, vote required for, see Closed or open conference
death of conferee, appointment of replacement upon, Sec.Sec. 6.11, 8.8
discharging conferees (see also Instructions to conferees)
Senate unilaterally discharged conferees and acted on amendments in 
disagreement where conference was in progress, Sec. 24.11
twenty days, failure to report within, after appointment, see 
Instructions to conferees
discharging conferees where they report in total disagreement, Sec. 
32.7
excusing conferee from service or accepting resignation, House as, 
Sec.Sec. 8.2-8.7, 8.9-8.16
failure to report within twenty days, see Instructions to conferees
instructions to conferees, see Instructions to conferees
intent, legislative, as disclosed by transcript of conference inserted 
in Record, Sec. 5.17
meeting
adjournments, during, Sec. 5.9
defined, Sec. 5.12
informal discussions as "meeting," Sec. 5.12
points of order against conference report as based on failure to meet, 
see Reports, conference
procedures for complex conference were listed in Record, Sec. 5.16
public meeting, requirement of, see Closed or open conference
quorum, Sec. 5.8
recesses, during, Sec. 5.9
report, conference, prerequisite to filing, see Reports, conference
telephone conference insufficient, Sec. 5.15
validity of, requirements for, Sec.Sec. 5.12, 5.14, 5.15
votes, five-minute, meeting during, Sec. 5.8
proxy voting, Sec. 5.10
quorum requirements for valid meeting and report, Sec. 5.8
Record, transcript of conference inserted in, legislative intent as 
disclosed by, Sec. 5.17
removal of conferees, Sec. 8.1


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Conferees-Cont.
removal of conferees by Speaker Pro Tempore, Sec. 6.15
removal of conferees, rule governing, Sec. 6.15
removal of conferees under former practice, Sec. 6.12
resignation following conviction of felony, Sec. 8.12
resignation, letter of, acceptance by House of, Sec.Sec. 8.7, 8.13, 
8.14, 8.16
resignation of conferee, Sec.Sec. 8.2-8.7, 8.9-8.16
resignation of House or Senate conferee, notification to other body of, 
Sec.Sec. 8.16, 8.17
resignation, statement on floor by conferee after, Sec. 8.10
resignation submitted by telegram, Sec. 8.15
scope of issues committed to conference, authority to be exercised 
within (see also Reports, conference)
adding language not found in House or Senate measures, Sec. 7.4
appropriations in Senate bill with House amendments committed to 
conference did not violate rule applicable to Senate amendments, Sec. 
7.30
authorization stricken by House was retained but reduced, Sec. 7.1
compromise between diametrically opposed House and Senate measures, 
discretion of conferees in reaching, Sec. 7.8
concurrent resolution as expanding authority, Sec. 13.3
dates, Sec.Sec. 7.2, 7.12



Conferees-Cont.
scope of issues committed to conference, authority to be exercised 
within (see also Reports, conference)-Cont.
differences, determining scope of, to ascertain whether new matter is 
included in report, see Reports, conference
disagreement, determining range of, Sec. 7.1
enacting clause stricken and new text inserted by one House, discretion 
of conferees where, Sec. 7.2
federal official, discretion of, compromise between limited and 
unlimited, Sec. 7.8
formula and fixed sum in bill, issues relating to reconciliation as 
between, Sec. 7.6
instructions to conferees, effect of, see Instructions to conferees
language, adding new, Sec. 7.4
limits of disagreement discussed, Sec. 7.6
new matter committed to conference by concurrent resolution, Sec. 13.3
point of order where conferees have exceeded authority, Sec.Sec. 19.1, 
19.5, 19.12, 25.22
rule defining "scope" of conference, Sec. 7.3
Senate, appointment of conferees by, Sec. 6.5
Senate, bill returned to, for further action after appointment of 
conferees was rescinded by concurrent resolution, Sec. 8.18
Senate conferees, proxy voting by, Sec. 5.10


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Conferees-Cont.
Senate motion to further insist on amendment, agreement to, as 
discharging conferees and sending papers to House for disposition, 
Sec.Sec. 24.8, 24.9
Speaker Pro Tempore, designated or appointed, appointment of additional 
conferees by, Sec. 6.16
Speaker Pro Tempore, designated or appointed, may by unanimous consent 
appoint conferees, Sec.Sec. 6.6, 6.12, 6.15, 6.43
Speaker Pro Tempore, elected, may appoint conferees, Sec. 6.14
Speaker Pro Tempore, removal of conferees by, Sec. 6.15
twenty days, failure to report within, see Instructions to conferees
votes, five-minute, meeting during, Sec. 5.8
voting, proxy, Sec. 5.10
Conference reports, see Reports, conference
Conference, requesting or agreeing to, see, e.g., Motion to agree to or 
request conference; Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or 
requesting conference; Request for conference
"Deeming" certain action to have been taken in response to anticipated 
Senate action, Sec.Sec. 2.24-2.27
Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)
adoption of report, amendments remaining in disagreement after, may be 
subject of further conference, Sec. 1.3
amend text not in disagreement, House motion to recede and concur may 
not, Sec. 29.39

Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
amendment to Senate amendment contained provisions which had been 
included in conference report and which had been determined to be 
beyond scope of differences, Sec. 25.22
appropriation bill, legislation on, point of order does not lie against 
Senate amendment in disagreement which contains, Sec. 7.23
availability of amendments on floor, requirement of, waived under 
suspension of the rules, Sec. 29.6
Committee of the Whole, amendment in disagreement not considered in, 
Sec. 29.34
Committee of the Whole, amendments in disagreement do not require 
consideration in, when conference report is ruled out on a point of 
order, Sec. 25.4
conference, further, amendments remaining in disagreement after 
adoption of report may be subject of, Sec. 1.3
conference report ruled out on point of order, status of amendments in 
disagreement where, Sec.Sec. 3.3, 25.4, 25.22, 25.24
conference report, waiver of points of order against, where inclusion 
of amendments in disagreement precludes separate consideration of such 
amendments, Sec. 26.17
considered following action on conference report, Sec. 29.3
correction of dollar amounts, Sec. 29.45
debate
budget resolution, amendments to, Sec. 28.14
division of time, Sec.Sec. 29.22, 29.23, 29.27
hour rule, under, Sec. 28.1


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Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
debate-Cont.
one-third of debate time on amendment in disagreement, timely demand 
for, Sec. 29.25
preferential motion, control of time on, when offered to pre-empt 
manager's motion, Sec. 29.26
previous question, Member who is yielded time for debate may not move, 
Sec. 29.26
divisible, Senate amendment reported in disagreement is not, Sec. 29.48
en bloc consideration, Sec.Sec. 29.41-29.43, 29.8
further conference may be requested, Sec. 29.49
further conference, motion to request, not in order while preferential 
motions to dispose of amendments in disagreement are pending, Sec.Sec. 
3.4, 29.50
germane, defeat of motion to reject provision that is not, effect of, 
Sec. 30.24
germaneness rule, application of
House amendment to Senate amendment must be germane, Sec.Sec. 7.16, 
25.22, 29.31, 29.32
procedures for consideration of Senate amendments that are not germane, 
Sec.Sec. 30.10-30.25
test of germaneness of motion to recede and concur with amendment where 
Senate amendment strikes House text, Sec. 7.17
test to determine whether motion to recede and concur in Senate 
amendment with amendment is germane, Sec. 30.12


Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
germaneness rule, application of-Cont.
test to determine whether provision in conference report is germane, 
Sec.Sec. 30.18, 30.20, 30.23
interruption of series of motions on amendments in disagreement by 
other business, Sec. 29.40
legislation on appropriation bill, consideration of Senate amendment 
including, Sec.Sec. 29.33-29.36
legislation on appropriation bill, special rule making in order motions 
to recede and concur with amendments adding, Sec. 29.38
message informing Senate of action on amendments, final action on 
adoption of conference report as preceding, Sec. 29.46
motions to dispose of
budget resolution, Sec. 28.14
combined with motion to go to conference, Sec. 3.2
debate, control of, on preferential motion offered to pre-empt 
manager's motion, Sec.Sec. 29.26, 29.27
debate time, division of, Sec.Sec. 29.22, 29.23
preferential, as, Sec.Sec. 3.4, 29.26, 29.27
recede and concur, motion to, with amendment containing provisions 
which had been included in conference report and which had been 
determined to be beyond scope of differences, Sec. 25.22
request further conference, motion to, not in order while preferential 
motions to dispose of amendments are pending, Sec. 3.4


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Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
motions to dispose of-Cont.
Senate recedes and concurs in House amendments with an amendment after 
conference report reported in disagreement, motion to dispose of Senate 
amendment made after, Sec. 29.28
motion to disagree to Senate amendments need not be separate from 
motion to go to conference under present rule, Sec. 3.2
multiple Senate amendments amalgamated in conference report, see 
Reports, conference
order of consideration, varying, Sec. 29.44
papers, transfer of, where the only matter in disagreement requires 
action by other House, Sec. 24.13
partial adoption of conference report, see Reports, conference
perfecting Senate amendment containing legislation by germane 
amendment, Sec. 29.36
point of order against amendments, time for making, Sec. 29.8
preferential motions to dispose of, Sec. 3.4
privilege, equal, of amendments on two different bills, Sec. 29.40
reading of, waived where amendment printed in Record for three days, 
Sec. 25.7
receding from House amendment, effect of, Sec. 29.47
recommendations by conference committee as to proposed action not 
required, Sec. 29.7
recommit, motion to, does not apply to particular amendment in 
disagreement, Sec. 29.29

Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
reconciled, matters in disagreement must be, before bill can become 
law, Sec.Sec. 1.4, 1.5
reconsider action taken on particular amendments, motion to, Sec.Sec. 
30.35, 30.36
reconsider action taken on particular amendments, motion to, effect of 
tabling, Sec. 30.36
rejection of conference report after other House had concurred in 
amendments, effect of, on subject matter of further conference, Sec. 
1.6
report, conference, voted on before action on amendments in 
disagreement, Sec. 30.1
revenue measures, constitutional prerogative of House to originate, 
Senate modified amendment which was in violation of, Sec. 1.12
scope of disagreement, House amendment may include matters beyond, 
Sec.Sec. 29.31, 29.32
Senate discharged conferees and insisted on disagreement, motion in 
House to recede and concur in Senate amendment with an amendment where, 
Sec. 24.9
Senate insisted upon its amendment and refused to agree to conference, 
Sec. 1.10
Senate unilaterally discharged conferees and acted on amendments in 
disagreement where conference was in progress, Sec. 24.11
separate consideration of, precluded by including amendments in 
conference report, point of order waived by special rule where, Sec. 
26.17


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Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
special order may protect nongermane motion while not precluding 
preferential motion, Sec. 30.22
special rule making in order motions to recede and concur with 
amendments adding legislative provisions, Sec. 29.38
special rule "self-executing" adoption of motion to dispose of 
amendment in disagreement, Sec. 26.26
special rule waiving points of order against amendments offered as part 
of motions to recede and concur with amendment, Sec.Sec. 26.20-26.23, 
26.25
stage of disagreement, see Disagreement, stage of
tabling motion to reconsider action taken on amendment, effect of, Sec. 
30.36
"technical disagreement," Sec.Sec. 29.9, 29.10
three-day layover rule (see also Reports, conference)
generally, Sec. 29.1
two-hour availability rule, Sec.Sec. 27.6, 27.10
waiver by special rule, Sec. 27.6
waiver by unanimous consent, Sec.Sec. 27.9, 29.2
total disagreement, House does not act on conference report in, but 
rather proceeds to consider amendments in disagreement, Sec.Sec. 29.11, 
29.12
vote on conference report precedes action on, Sec. 30.1
voting on
conference report, consideration of, occasions on which voting on 
amendments in disagreement preceded, Sec.Sec. 29.4, 29.5

Disagreement, amendments in (see also Disagreement, stage of)-Cont.
voting on-Cont.
conference report, consideration of, voting on amendments in 
disagreement normally follows, Sec. 29.3
Senate, in, Sec. 29.5
Disagreement, stage of
Committee of the Whole, amendment in disagreement not required to be 
considered in, see Disagreement, amendments in
Committee of the Whole, requirement certain that Senate amendments be 
considered in, applies only before stage of agreement reached, Sec. 
29.34
en bloc disposition of Senate amendments, motion for, before stage of 
disagreement, Sec. 5.19
motion to send bill to conference, stage of disagreement need not be 
reached prior to, Sec. 3.2
Disagree to conference requested by House, Senate may, Sec. 1.10
Executive sessions in conference, see Closed or open conference
Instructions to conferees
adhere to House position, instructions to, Sec. 2.32
adoption of resolution asking for conference does not inherently 
preclude motion to instruct, Sec.Sec. 2.28, 10.7
advisory in nature, instructions as, Sec.Sec. 12.2-12.7
amend Senate amendment, instructions to, may not contemplate such 
action being taken in manner that would violate House rules, Sec. 12.19
amendment to motion, effect of, in adding to or replacing original 
instructions, Sec. 9.7


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Instructions to conferees-Cont.
amendment to motion to send bill to conference may not include 
instructions to conferees, Sec. 2.18
amendments to motion, Sec.Sec. 9.2, 9.3
argument in motion, use of, Sec. 14.6
binding, instructions are not, Sec.Sec. 12.1-12.7
closed sessions in conference, instructions permitting, Sec. 12.11
debate on motion
amendment to motion, debate on, Sec.Sec. 11.14-11.17
close debate, proponent of motion has right to, Sec.Sec. 11.9-11.12
control of debate time, motions not permitted to be used in derogation 
of Member's, Sec. 11.8
hour rule, under former practice debate was under, Sec.Sec. 11.4-11.7
opposition, Member rising in, may control one-third of time, Sec. 11.9
previous question not ordered, procedures where, Sec.Sec. 11.14-11.18
three-way division of time, Sec. 11.9
yielding for amendment, effect of, Sec. 11.13
discharge under twenty-day rule, see below
forms of motion, Sec.Sec. 9.15-9.19
"free" and "instructed" conferees, discussion of distinction between, 
Sec. 12.7
further instructions, conferees not obliged to seek, if unable to 
comply with original instructions, Sec. 12.4
"general" motion to instruct, Sec.Sec. 9.16-9.19, 9.22, 9.23
germaneness of amendments to motion, Sec.Sec. 9.2, 9.3
House position, instructions to retreat from, Sec. 12.9


Instructions to conferees-Cont.
limitations on scope or nature of instructions
House, action that would not be in order in, Sec. 12.19
scope of issues committed to conference, matters beyond, instructions 
may not direct conferees to take action relating to, Sec.Sec. 12.12-
12.17
Senate ruling, Sec. 12.18
meeting, time and place of, Senate motion was directed toward, Sec. 
9.21
multiple instructions relating to portions of Senate substitute, Sec. 
9.15
number of motions, Sec.Sec. 9.1, 9.2
one motion in order prior to appointment of conferees, Sec.Sec. 9.1, 
9.2
precedence of motion, relative, Sec.Sec. 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
preserving right to make motion   where unanimous-consent agreement 
deems House to have agreed to conference upon receipt of anticipated 
message from Senate, Sec. 2.27
previous question on motion, voting down, effect of, Sec. 9.3
previous question, precedence of motion for, over amendment to motion, 
Sec. 9.6
privilege given to motion, relative, Sec.Sec. 9.4-9.6
procedures in conference, instructions relating to, Sec. 12.11
recognition for amendment, where previous question is not ordered, 
Sec.Sec. 11.14-11.17
recognition for motion
committee having jurisdiction, members of, priority as among, Sec. 11.3
minority members of committee, priority as between, Sec. 11.2
minority, prerogative of, Sec.Sec. 11.1-11.3


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Instructions to conferees-Cont.
recommit, in motion to (see also Reports, conference)
amend bill after passage, instructions may not, Sec. 32.32
amendment of motion to include instructions where previous question 
voted down, Sec.Sec. 32.23, 32.24
bill as reported by House committee rather than as passed, instructions 
may not direct reporting back of provisions of, Sec. 32.35
bill, matter not in House or Senate version of, may not be included, 
Sec. 32.33
divisible, not, Sec.Sec. 32.27, 32.28
division of the question, not subject to demand for, Sec. 32.30
form of motion with "general" instructions, Sec. 9.19
"general" instructions, form of motion to recommit with, Sec. 9.19
insist on disagreement to Senate amendments to appropriation bill, Sec. 
32.38
legislative amendments to appropriation bill, concerned with, Sec.Sec. 
32.36, 32.37
matter not in House or Senate version of bill may not be included, Sec. 
32.33
meet, instructions not to, until directed, Sec. 32.39
scope of differences, instructions may not direct reporting of matter 
beyond, Sec. 32.34
separate vote on instructions not allowed, Sec. 32.28
special rule to prohibit instructions, rejected, Sec. 32.26
subject matter of instructions, conferees not confined to, Sec. 32.50

Instructions to conferees-Cont.
recommit, in motion to (see also Reports, conference)-Cont.
waiver of points of order against conference report does not protect 
motion to recommit with instructions, Sec. 32.31
rejection of conference report, after, see Reports, conference
request for conference does not inherently preclude motion to instruct, 
Sec.Sec. 2.28, 10.7
request for conference may by its form preclude motion to instruct, 
Sec.Sec. 2.29, 2.30, 6.52
resolution asking for conference, adoption of, does not preclude 
subsequent motion to instruct, Sec. 10.7
resolution to send bill to conference, effect of, on motion to instruct
precluded, motion as not necessarily, Sec.Sec. 2.28, 10.7
precluding motion, form of resolution, Sec.Sec. 2.29, 2.30
retreat from House position, instructions to, Sec. 12.9
scope of conference, instructions may not contemplate actions which 
would be beyond, Sec.Sec. 9.19, 9.20, 9.23, 12.12-12.17
scope of issues committed to conference, matters beyond, instructions 
may not direct conferees to take action relating to, Sec.Sec. 9.19, 
9.20, 9.23, 12.12-12.17
Senate conferees, instructions of House do not apply to, Sec. 12.1
Senate motion was directed toward conference procedures and places of 
meeting rather than toward resolution of matters in disagreement, Sec. 
9.21


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Instructions to conferees-Cont.
Senate, ruling in, that instructions to Senate conferees cannot 
contemplate changes to measure that has been adopted by that body, Sec. 
12.18
specific measures or portions of measures, instructions may relate to, 
Sec.Sec. 12.8, 12.10
specific or general instructions, Sec.Sec. 9.16-9.19, 9.22, 9.23
suspension of rules, Speaker may give priority of recognition to motion 
for, rather than for motion to instruct, Sec. 9.5
table motion to instruct, effect of voting down motion to, Sec.Sec. 
9.10, 9.12, 9.13
tabling motion, Sec.Sec. 9.8-9.11
time for offering motion to instruct conferees, 
adoption of motion to go to conference, after, Sec.Sec. 2.18, 10.1-10.5
appointment of conferees, before, Sec.Sec. 10.1-10.4
appointment of conferees, unanimous consent to offer motion after, 
Sec.Sec. 10.6, 10.9
future date, preserving right to make motion on, Sec.Sec. 2.27, 10.6, 
10.9
resolution asking for conference, adoption of, does not preclude 
subsequent motion to instruct, Sec. 10.7
twenty days, failure to report within, after appointment
argument included in motion, Chair overruled point of order against, 
Sec. 14.6
discharge conferees, form of motion to, Sec. 14.2
discharge conferees, motion to, as unfinished business, Sec. 14.13
discharge of conferees by unanimous consent, Sec. 14.20

Instructions to conferees-Cont.
twenty days, failure to report within, after appointment-Cont.
divisibility of motion to instruct, Sec.Sec. 14.11, 14.12
form of motion to instruct, Sec. 14.5
instruct, privileged motion to, is in order, Sec.Sec. 14.1, 14.3, 14.5
notice of intent to offer motion to instruct, Sec.Sec. 14.8-14.10
number of motions, Sec.Sec. 14.14-14.18
privilege of the House, failure of conferees to act does not raise 
question of, Sec. 14.4
recommittal to conference does not suspend twenty-day rule, Sec. 14.7
repetition of motion, Sec.Sec. 14.14-14.18
tabling motion to instruct, Sec. 14.19
unanimous-consent request to agree to conference, granting of, does not 
preclude motion to instruct, Sec. 10.8
violation of or noncompliance with instructions
point of order does not lie against conference report, Sec.Sec. 12.6, 
12.7, 25.1
withdrawal of motion, Sec. 9.14
Managers, see Conferees
Motion to agree to or request conference (see also, e.g., Request for 
conference; Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting 
conference; Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference) 
amendment to motion to include instructions to conferees is not in 
order, Sec. 2.18
authorization for motion from appropriate committee, see Committee 
authorization for motions to go to conference


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Motion to agree to or request conference (see also, e.g., Request for
conference; Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting 
conference; Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference)-Cont.
commit motion to another committee, motion to, Sec. 2.4
committee authorization for motions to go to conference, see Committee 
authorization for motions to go to conference
committee chairman recognized to offer, Sec.Sec. 4.3-4.5
conditions of motion, Sec.Sec. 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 3.2, 3.5
conference report, motion again in order after Chair rules out, Sec. 
3.3
consideration, raising question of, against motion, Sec. 2.2
debatable under hour rule, Sec.Sec. 2.3, 2.14
debate after previous question ordered is by unanimous consent, Sec. 
2.15
debate, Member making motion is in control of, Sec. 2.14
dilatory purposes, use of motion for, precluded, Sec. 2.40
disagreement, stage of, need not be reached prior to motion, Sec. 3.2
further conference, motion to request, not in order while preferential 
motions to dispose of amendments in disagreement are pending, Sec.Sec. 
3.4, 29.50
further conference, request for, where amendments remain in 
disagreement, Sec. 29.49
instructions to conferees, amendment to motion to include, not in 
order, Sec. 2.18
layover period not required, Sec.Sec. 2.17, 3.5
Motion to agree to or request conference (see also, e.g., Request for 
conference; Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting 
conference; Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference)-Cont.
point of order against conference report, motion again in order after 
Chair sustains, Sec. 3.3
point of order against request to go to conference, Sec. 2.8
previous question, debate after ordering, is by unanimous consent, Sec. 
2.15
previous question on motion, motions after ordering of, Sec. 2.3
privileged, conditions under which motion is, Sec.Sec. 2.12, 2.17, 4.6
receipt of Senate message, in order on same day as, Sec. 3.5
recognition for motion is at discretion of Speaker, Sec.Sec. 2.16, 
2.17, 2.40, 3.5
recognition of committee chairman, Sec. 4.3
repetition of motion to go to conference, Sec.Sec. 2.13, 2.40, 3.3
resolution from Rules Committee making motion in order under specified 
conditions, Sec. 26.15
rule making motion in order, Sec. 2.1
same day as receipt of Senate message, motion in order on, Sec. 3.5
Senate amendments, motion to disagree to, may be combined with motion 
to send bill to conference, Sec. 3.2
Senate amendments to House amendments to Senate bill, motion to 
disagree to, and request conference, Sec. 2.6
single motion to disagree to Senate amendments and to send bill to 
conference, modern rule authorizes, Sec. 3.2


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Motion to agree to or request conference (see also, e.g., Request for 
conference; Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting 
conference; Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference)-Cont.
table, motion as subject to motion to lay on, Sec. 2.3
time for making, Sec.Sec. 2.9, 2.13, 2.17, 3.5
unanimous-consent request, motion in order after objection to, Sec.Sec. 
2.5, 2.7, 4.3
vote on motion, Sec. 2.19
Open meeting, requirement of, see Closed or open conference
Papers, official
consideration of conference report, possession of papers as 
prerequisite for, Sec.Sec. 24.1-24.4
custody of papers at conclusion of conference, House agreeing to 
conference is given,  Sec.Sec. 24.3-24.5, 24.7
custody of papers, deviating from custom as to which House is first 
given, does not violate specific rule, Sec. 24.7
defined, official papers, Sec. 24.2
destroyed, replacement of papers that have been, Sec. 1.2
lost papers, replacement of, Sec. 1.2
possession of, as prerequisite to agreeing to or requesting conference, 
Sec.Sec. 1.1, 3.1
possession of, at conclusion of conference, House agreeing to 
conference is given, Sec.Sec. 24.3-25.5, 24.7
possession of, failure of House that agreed to conference to take, Sec. 
24.4
possession of papers, deviating from custom as to which House is first 
given, does not violate specific rule, Sec. 24.7

Papers, official-Cont.
rejection by Senate of conference report before official papers were 
received, Sec. 1.11
sufficiency of, Sec. 24.2
transfer of, between Houses
disagreement, where other House must act on the matter in, Sec. 24.13
order of action on conference report as affected by, Sec.Sec. 24.5, 
24.7
recommit, motion to, as affected by, Sec. 24.5
Senate informally given custody of papers although House was scheduled 
to act first, effect where, Sec. 24.6
Senate retained papers and acted first on conference report although it 
had asked for conference, Sec. 24.10
Points of order as affected by unanimous-consent request to send bill 
to conference, see Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference
Privilege of the House, resolution alleging that action or inaction of 
Senate managers at conference raised question of
Senate managers, refusal by, to consider matter of differences 
committed to conference unless experts and counsel were present did not 
raise question of privilege of the House, Sec. 1.8
Senator, personal reference to, was not permitted during debate on, 
Sec. 1.9
Procedures in conference (see also Conferees)
complex conference, Sec. 5.16
list of procedures and understandings inserted in Record, Sec. 5.16
recommittal of report, following, Sec.Sec. 32.44, 32.47, 32.49, 32.50


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Procedures in conference (see also Conferees)-Cont.
subconferences, Sec. 5.16
Recognition for motion to go to conference, see Motion to agree to or 
request conference
Record (see also, e.g., Reports, conference)
conference, portions of transcript of, inserted in, Sec. 5.17
legislative intent as disclosed by transcript of conference inserted 
in, Sec. 5.17
list of procedures and understandings inserted in, see Procedures in 
conference
procedures for conference listed in, see Procedures in conference
Refusal by Senate to agree to conference, Sec. 1.10
Reports, conference
adjournment
filing during, Sec.Sec. 16.9-16.12
Senate message, receiving, during, Sec. 21.2
adoption of
"considered as agreed" to, conference report was, Sec. 22.14
unanimous consent, by, Sec.Sec. 22.14, 22.15
adoption, vacating, Sec. 32.46
amend text not in disagreement, House motion to recede and concur may 
not, Sec. 29.39
amendment, conference report is not subject to, Sec.Sec. 15.6, 30.6, 
30.7, 30.11
amendments in disagreement, see Disagreement, amendments in
appropriations contained in Senate bills, discussion of procedural 
steps available to House when considering, Sec. 19.18

Reports, conference-Cont.
availability on floor of copies of conference reports in disagreement 
and joint statements, requirement of, Sec. 29.6
calling up conference reports en bloc, Sec.Sec. 22.10, 22.11
calling up, in last six days of session, Sec. 22.5
calling up, recognition for, Sec.Sec. 21.6, 23.1-23.3
Consent Calendar, precedence of conference report over calling of, 
Sec.Sec. 22.26, 22.27
consideration of
amendments in disagreement, conference report considered before action 
taken on, Sec. 21.4
calling up as privileged, see below
calling up, recognition for, Sec.Sec. 21.6, 23.1-23.3
debate, see below
en bloc consideration of reports, Sec.Sec. 22.10, 22.11
immediate consideration by unanimous consent where report not printed, 
Sec.Sec. 22.7, 22.21, 22.22
papers, official, House must be in possession of (see also Papers, 
official), Sec.Sec. 24.1-24.4
privilege of the House, question of, Speaker declined recognition for, 
Sec. 21.5
question of consideration against postponed conference report, Sec. 
22.13
special rule governing, Sec.Sec. 21.8, 22.8, 22.10, 22.11
special rule modifying normal procedures, Sec. 26.13
three-day layover requirement, see below

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Reports, conference-Cont.
consideration of, as preceding action on amendments in disagreement, 
see Disagreement, amendments in
contents of report, discussion as to requirements concerning, Sec. 29.7
corrections
adoption, after or at time of, Sec.Sec. 17.1, 17.2
concurrent resolution adopted under motion to suspend rules by, Sec. 
30.28
concurrent resolution called up by unanimous consent, Sec.Sec. 17.2, 
17.6, 30.30
concurrent resolution correcting enrollment, special rule provided for 
self-executing adoption of, Sec. 26.14
conferees, statement of, corrections relating to, Sec.Sec. 17.4, 17.5
enrollment, deleting provision in, Sec. 30.30
omission of amendment, procedure after, Sec. 30.29
omission of language agreed to, correction of, Sec. 17.6
printing errors, Sec. 17.3
special rule authorizing corrected version of report to be placed 
before House, Sec. 26.18
technical corrections, Sec.Sec. 17.1, 17.3, 17.4
unanimous consent, concurrent resolution called up by, Sec.Sec. 17.2, 
17.6
debate
adoption without debate, forty minutes of debate permitted by unanimous 
consent after, Sec. 28.4
adoption without debate, permitting debate after, does not reopen 
conference report to motions, Sec. 28.5


Reports, conference-Cont.
debate-Cont.
amendments in disagreement, motions to dispose of, see Disagreement, 
amendments in
budget resolution, Sec. 28.14
division of time among conferees from two committees, Sec. 28.6
extending time, Sec. 28.2
forty minutes debate on nongermane Senate amendments, operation of rule 
permitting, Sec.Sec. 28.12, 28.13
hour rule, Sec. 28.1
motion to reject nongermane provision, debate on, Sec. 30.17
opposition, Member who signed report presumed not to be in, Sec. 28.7
opposition, recognition in, Sec.Sec. 28.8, 28.9, 29.24
opposition, time normally allocated in, was abrogated by special rule, 
Sec. 28.3
party affiliation, recognition in opposition not dependent upon, Sec. 
28.9
separate vote on nongermane Senate amendments, operation of rule 
permitting, Sec.Sec. 28.12, 28.13
separate vote on section of report, allocation of time following demand 
for, Sec. 28.11
special rule, set by terms of, Sec.Sec. 22.11, 26.6, 26.25, 28.3
three-way division of time, Sec. 29.24
yielding time, Sec. 28.10
deeming adoption of, Sec. 21.3
disagreement, conference report reported in, not acted on in House 
where Senate recedes and concurs in House amendments with an amendment, 
Sec. 29.28
en bloc consideration of conference reports by special rule, Sec.Sec. 
22.10, 22.11


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Reports, conference-Cont.
en bloc consideration of several conference reports not permitted, Sec. 
30.2
exceptions were inappropriately noted in report, Sec. 15.2
explanation for disagreement included, Sec. 29.9
filing of report
adjournment, during, Sec.Sec. 16.9-16.12
"business," filing of report as, Sec. 16.8
conferee files report, Sec. 16.5
conferee, Member other than, may by unanimous consent submit report for 
printing, Sec. 16.5
conferees from two committees considering separate titles, Sec. 16.6
date, future, authority to file on, Sec. 16.7
debate on special rule waiving layover requirement, conference report 
filed from floor during, Sec. 22.23
late filing, Sec. 16.7
privileged, Sec.Sec. 16.1, 16.2
recess pending preparation and filing, Sec. 16.13
requirements for, Sec. 5.11
second report, filing and numbering of, Sec.Sec. 32.48, 32.49
special orders, during, Sec. 16.8
germane, defeat of motion to reject provision that is not, effect of, 
Sec. 30.24
germane, procedure for consideration of Senate amendments that are not, 
Sec.Sec. 30.10-30.25
germane, test to determine whether provision in conference report is, 
Sec.Sec. 30.18, 30.20, 30.23
meeting of conferees as prerequisite to filing, Sec.Sec. 5.11, 18.4, 
18.5
message informing Senate of action on amendments in disagreement, 
timing of, see Disagreement, amendments in
minority views, Sec.Sec. 15.1, 18.6-18.9
Reports, conference-Cont.
partial adoption not permitted, Sec.Sec. 30.4, 30.5, 30.11, 30.12
points of order against
appropriation bill, legislative item permitted to remain in, Sec. 7.27
appropriation, lump-sum, was limited to "projects authorized by law" 
and was not subject to point of order although funds allocated for two 
specific projects exceeded current authorization, Sec. 19.22
appropriation on legislative bill, conferees agreed to Senate amendment 
providing for, Sec.Sec. 7.21, 7.22
appropriation on legislative bill or amendment, House rule prohibiting, 
point of order against motion to recede and concur in Senate amendment 
with an amendment was based on, Sec. 19.20
appropriation on legislative bill, point of order where conferees 
agreed to, Sec.Sec. 19.15, 19.16
appropriation on legislative bill, rule prohibiting conferees from 
agreeing to, applies only to provisions in Senate amendments, Sec.Sec. 
19.15-19.19
appropriation, point of order based on rule requiring authorization 
for, was overruled where Chair held appropriation authorized by organic 
law, Sec. 7.25
appropriation, unauthorized, was subject of waiver in House so that 
modification of such provision in conference could not be basis of 
point of order, Sec. 7.29
debate, during, not made, Sec. 25.16
entire report, point of order which would vitiate, ruled on before 
those affecting portions of report, Sec. 25.19


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Reports, conference-Cont.
points of order against-Cont.
germane, point of order that portions of report are not, effect of, 
Sec. 25.21
germane, points of order against Senate amendments that are not, 
Sec.Sec. 30.10-30.19
germaneness issue where motion to recede and concur was germane to 
Senate amendment but not to House bill, Sec. 19.20
germaneness rule, special rule was amended to permit point of order 
based on, Sec. 26.13
instructions, failure of conferees to comply with, see Instructions to 
conferees
meeting of conferees, informal, prior to appointment, Sec.Sec. 5.1, 
5.13, 22.25
meeting, open, requirement of, Sec.Sec. 5.7, 5.13
multiple points of order, Sec.Sec. 25.18, 25.19, 25.21, 25.23, 30.16
open conference, alleged violation of rule requiring, Sec.Sec. 5.7, 
5.13
order of consideration of multiple points of order, Sec. 30.16
order of entertaining points of order, Sec. 25.23
postponed, points of order preserved where consideration was, Sec. 
22.12
preserved, points of order as, where consideration postponed, Sec. 
22.12
question of consideration precedes, Sec. 22.13
recede and concur, motion to, point of order against report was not in 
order after manager was recognized to offer, Sec. 25.20
rejection of report resulting from rejection of nongermane portion, 
further points of order against report not in order following, Sec. 
25.20
Reports, conference-Cont.
points of order against-Cont.
rejection of  report where conferees' meeting invalid, Sec. 24.5
reservation of, Sec.Sec. 25.10, 25.12-25.14
ruled out on point of order, proceedings after report has been, 
Sec.Sec. 3.3, 25.4, 25.22, 25.24, 29.16, 29.17
ruling on several points of order, Sec.Sec. 25.18, 25.19
scope of issues committed to conference, point of order that conferees 
acted outside, see "scope of conference" topics below and under 
Conferees
Senate amendments, status of, where conference report is ruled out, 
Sec.Sec. 3.3, 25.4, 25.22, 25.24
subsequent point of order where first overruled, Sec. 25.17
suspension of the rules, consideration of report under, Sec.Sec. 26.27, 
26.28
sustaining, effect of, generally, Sec.Sec. 3.3, 24.5, 25.4, 25.22, 
25.24, 29.16, 29.17
time for making, generally, is after reading of report and before 
reading of joint statement, Sec.Sec. 25.5, 25.6, 25.15, 25.16
time for making, where report considered as read, Sec.Sec. 25.8, 25.9
time for making, where statement of managers is read in lieu of report, 
Sec.Sec. 25.10, 25.11
time for point of order as to consideration in Committee of the Whole, 
Sec. 25.3
time for point of order as to failure of conferees to reflect views of 
Members, Sec. 25.2


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Reports, conference-Cont.
points of order against-Cont.
unanimous consent, provisions sent to conference by, are not subject to 
point of order when report is filed that they should have been 
considered in Committee of the Whole, Sec. 25.3
views of House, failure of conferees to reflect, is not basis for point 
of order at time of filing, Sec. 25.2
waiver of points of order, see below
points of order, waiver of
 all points of order, Sec.Sec. 26.1, 26.2, 26.4, 26.5, 26.17, 26.26
Budget Act provisions, Sec. 26.24
en bloc consideration, special rule waived points of order and 
permitted, Sec. 22.11
germaneness rule, special rule was amended to allow point of order 
based on, Sec. 26.13
House, waiver in, carries over to provisions when included in 
conference report, Sec.Sec. 7.28, 7.29, 19.17
meeting of conferees, requirement of, not fulfilled, Sec.Sec. 5.14, 
5.15
procedural motions, rule designed to avoid intervention of, Sec. 26.3
recede and concur with amendments, motions to, Sec.Sec. 26.20-26.23, 
26.25
recommitted, report deemed to have been, and points of order against 
subsequent report waived where conferees had not met in first 
conference, Sec. 5.15
scope of differences, inclusion of matter outside, Sec.Sec. 26.5, 26.6, 
26.9-26.12, 26.28
selective basis, waiver on, Sec.Sec. 7.18, 26.7, 26.8, 26.10-26.12, 
26.15
special rule amended to allow germaneness point of order, Sec. 26.13

Reports, conference-Cont.
points of order, waiver of all points of order-Cont.
special rule, by, Sec.Sec. 5.14, 5.15, 22.11, 26.1-26.14, 26.16-26.26
special rule waiving two-thirds vote requirement for same-day 
consideration of subsequent rule providing for consideration of 
conference report, Sec. 26.16
suspension of the rules, effect of, on points of order, Sec.Sec. 26.27, 
26.28
tax increase, three-fifths vote requirement for, Sec. 26.19
three-day layover rule, see below
portions of report, conferees as signing, Sec.Sec. 18.10-18.12
postponement of vote after ordering previous question, Sec.Sec. 30.8, 
30.9
previous question, effect of rejection of, Sec.Sec. 30.6, 30.7
printed in Record, waiver of reading where report has been, Sec. 25.7
printing of reports
filing of report on day when House not in session, printing of report 
where House permits, Sec.Sec. 16.4, 16.11, 16.12
House acting first, printing version of report of, for action by other 
House, Sec. 24.12
last six days of session, rule requiring printing does not apply 
during, Sec. 22.5
privileged status, effect of printing of report on, Sec.Sec. 22.2, 22.4
Senate, waiver of rule by, Sec.Sec. 15.3, 15.4
three days prior to consideration, see topics under "three-day layover 
rule," below
waiver of rule requiring, Sec.Sec. 16.3, 22.6-22.8, 22.17


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Reports, conference-Cont.
printing of reports-Cont.
waiver of rule requiring, by Senate, Sec.Sec. 15.3, 15.4
privileged status of conference report
Consent Calendar, precedence over calling of, Sec.Sec. 22.26, 22.27
immediate consideration by unanimous consent, Sec.Sec. 22.7, 22.21, 22.22
printing in Record, effect of, Sec.Sec. 22.2, 22.4
printing in Record, requirement of, does not apply during last six days 
of session, Sec. 22.5
requirements for privileged status, Sec. 22.1
rescission bill called up after statutory period, effect on privilege 
where, Sec. 22.3
unfinished business, precedence over, Sec. 22.9
privilege of the House, Speaker declined recognition for question of, 
during consideration of conference report, Sec. 21.5
question of consideration addressed before Chair entertains points of 
order, Sec. 22.13
receded from amendments to Senate bill, form of report and statement 
where House has, Sec. 15.7
recognition
calling up conference report, recognition for, Sec.Sec. 21.6, 23.1, 
23.2
conferees are usually but not invariably recognized for debate (see 
also debate topics above), Sec. 28.8
conference committee, junior member of, was recognized to call up 
conference report, Sec. 23.1



Reports, conference-Cont.
recognition-Cont.
opposed to report, senior manager for House at conference recognized to 
call up conference report even though, Sec. 23.3
opposition, recognition in, Sec.Sec. 28.8, 28.9, 29.24
party affiliation, recognition in opposition not dependent upon, Sec. 
28.9
ranking majority member of committee recognized to call up conference 
report, Sec. 23.2
same-day consideration, unanimous-consent request for revocation of 
proceedings permitting, Speaker Pro Tempore declined to recognize for, 
Sec. 22.20
recommendations as to proposed action not required as part of report, 
Sec. 29.7
recommittal of conference report
action by other House on report, motion in order before, Sec.Sec. 32.1, 
32.4-32.6
agreed to, after conference report has been, motion not in order, Sec. 
32.13
amendment, motion subject to, if previous question voted down, Sec.Sec. 
32.22-32.25
concurrent resolution agreed to by motion to suspend rules rescinded 
signatures on enrolled bill and recommitted matter after vacating 
adoption of conference report, Sec. 32.46
conference action following recommittal, Sec. 32.44
correct procedural error, recommittal to, Sec. 5.13
debate following adoption, agreement to permit, does not reopen report 
to motion, Sec. 32.9


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Reports, conference-Cont.
recommittal of conference report-Cont.
debate, motion to recommit not subject to, Sec. 32.8
"deemed," recommittal was, to have taken place, Sec. 5.15
discharge of conferees, effect of, Sec.Sec. 32.1, 32.4
divisible, motion to recommit with instructions, Sec.Sec. 32.27, 32.28
division of the question, motion to recommit with instructions not 
subject to demand for, Sec. 32.30
effect of, on privilege and status of subsequent report, Sec. 16.2
effect of recommittal, Sec.Sec. 32.47, 32.50
form of motion to recommit with "general" instructions, Sec. 9.19
instructions, "general," form of motion to recommit with, Sec. 9.19
instructions in motion concerned legislative amendments to 
appropriation bill, Sec.Sec. 32.36, 32.37
instructions in motion, conferees not confined to subject matter of, 
Sec. 32.50
instructions in motion may not amend bill after passage, Sec. 32.32
instructions in motion may not direct conferees to report back 
provisions of bill that were reported by House committee where 
different from those finally passed by House, Sec. 32.35
instructions in motion may not direct reporting of matter beyond scope 
of differences, Sec. 32.34
instructions in motion may not include matter not in House or Senate 
version of bill, Sec. 32.33
instructions in motion, no separate vote on, Sec. 32.28
Reports, conference-Cont.
recommittal of conference report-Cont.
instructions in motion, special rule to prohibit, rejected, Sec. 32.26
instructions in motion were not to meet until directed, Sec. 32.39
instructions in motion were to in-  sist on disagreement to Senate 
amendments to appropriation bill, Sec. 32.38
instructions, motion amended to include, where previous question voted 
down, Sec.Sec. 32.23, 32.24
notification to Senate not necessary as House conferees return original 
papers to conference, Sec. 32.51
papers, effect of exchange of official, on motion to recommit, Sec. 
24.5
previous question, motion in order after adoption of, Sec.Sec. 32.10-
32.12
recognition for motion, generally, Sec.Sec. 32.14-32.21
recognition for motion, no appeal from Chair's decision on, Sec. 32.18
recognition for motion, preference in, to Member opposed, Sec.Sec. 
32.15, 32.16
recognition for motion, preference in, to minority, Sec.Sec. 32.17, 
32.19, 32.20
recognition for motion, Speaker's discretion in, Sec.Sec. 32.16, 32.18, 
32.20
recognition for motion was given to designee of Minority Leader, 
objections were voiced by ranking minority manager after, Sec. 32.25
rejection of motion, question is on adoption of report after, Sec. 
32.52
same conference committee, recommitted to, Sec.Sec. 32.2, 32.51
second recommittal, Sec. 32.3
special rule placing restrictions on motion, Sec. 32.29


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Reports, conference-Cont.
recommittal of conference report-Cont.
suspension of the rules, recommittal under, Sec.Sec. 32.45, 32.46
time for making motion, Sec.Sec. 32.1, 32.10-32.13
total disagreement, report in, Sec. 32.7
unanimous consent, recommittal by, Sec.Sec. 32.40-32.43
unanimous consent, submission of another report on bill following 
recommittal of report by, Sec. 32.43
waiver of points of order against conference report does not protect 
motion to recommit with instructions, Sec. 32.31
reconsider vote to reject, motion to, Sec.Sec. 30.32, 30.33
rejection of conference report
concurred in amendments, where other House had, Sec. 1.6
defect not raised in point of order, unusual use of motion to reject to 
cure, Sec. 30.25
instruct, motion to, as precluded where conference report has been 
rejected pursuant to particular points of order, Sec. 24.5
motion to reject, unusual use of, to cure defect not raised in point of 
order, Sec. 30.25
other House had concurred in amendments, where, Sec. 1.6
papers, official, Senate rejected report before receipt of, Sec. 1.11
point of order, rejection of conference report where Chair sustains, 
see "points of order against," supra
portion of report, rejection of, results in rejection of entire report, 
Sec.Sec. 30.4, 30.5, 30.11, 30.12

Reports, conference-Cont.
rejection of conference report-Cont.
reconsideration of rejection, Sec.Sec. 30.32, 30.33
Senate, by, before official papers received, Sec. 1.11
special order, rejection of report by adoption of, Sec. 30.27
vote, reconsideration of, Sec.Sec. 30.32, 30.33
rejection of portion of conference report results in rejection of 
entire report, Sec.Sec. 30.4, 30.5, 30.11, 30.12
same-day consideration, waiver of three-day layover requirement to 
permit, Sec.Sec. 22.16-22.23
scope of conference, rule prohibiting inclusion of matters beyond (see 
also Conferees)
general rule, Sec. 7.3
adding language not found in House or Senate measure, Sec. 7.4
appropriation in Senate amendment, modification of amendment in 
conference eliminated, Sec. 19.21
appropriation, lump-sum, compromise was within range of disagreement as 
to, Sec. 19.22
appropriation, lump-sum, was limited to "projects authorized by law" 
and was not subject to point of order although funds allocated for two 
specific projects exceeded current authorization, Sec. 19.22
appropriation on legislative bill or amendment, House rule prohibiting, 
point of order against motion to recede and concur in Senate amendment 
with an amendment was based on, Sec. 19.20
appropriation on legislative bill, point of order where conferees 
agreed to, Sec.Sec. 19.15, 19.16


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Reports, conference-Cont.
scope of conference, rule prohibiting inclusion of matters beyond (see 
also Conferees)-Cont.
appropriation on legislative bill, point of order will not lie against, 
where special rule had waived point of order against such provision in 
House text, Sec. 19.17
appropriation on legislative bill, rule prohibiting House conferees 
from agreeing to, applies only to provisions in Senate amendments, 
Sec.Sec. 19.15-19.19
appropriations higher than those in House measure, Sec. 7.6
authority, substituting mandatory for permissive, was not related to 
issues committed to conference, Sec. 7.9
authorized by law, compromise measure containing appropriations which 
are not, Sec. 7.5
budget resolution, Sec. 29.9
Chair rules on questions of scope, Sec. 19.2
dates, disagreements with respect to, as affecting issues regarding 
scope, Sec. 7.12
determining whether issue is within scope of conference, generally, 
Sec.Sec. 19.1-19.11
determining whether matter neither contained in amendment by one House 
nor representing existing law is within scope where one House silent on 
issue, Sec. 19.3
differences, determining scope of, to ascertain whether new matter is 
included in report, Sec.Sec. 7.9-7.11
disagreement, provisions modifying text that is not subject of, 
Sec.Sec. 19.5-19.7
Reports, conference-Cont.
scope of conference, rule prohibiting inclusion of matters beyond (see 
also Conferees)-Cont.
duties of executive officials, provision clarifying and limiting, did 
not expand authority conferred, Sec. 19.8
enlarging areas of disagreement by concurrent resolution, Sec.Sec. 
7.14, 7.15
entitlement increased beyond figures in House and Senate measures, Sec. 
7.7
exception to restrictions on executive authority to impound funds, 
expansion of, Sec. 7.26
existing law as representing position of House which is silent on issue 
of proposed changes, Sec.Sec. 7.10, 7.11
existing law, determining scope of conference where one House seeks to 
amend, while other House seeks to retain such law, Sec. 7.10
existing law, interpretation of, where one House is silent on issue, 
Sec. 19.2
expanding authority of conferees by concurrent resolution, Sec. 30.31
funds authorized for different years by respective Houses, reconciling 
provisions where, Sec. 19.14
germane modification of subjects in disagreement where disagreement to 
amendment in nature of substitute has been referred to conferees, Sec. 
19.10
instructions to conferees, effect of, see Instructions to conferees
language, adding new, Sec. 7.4
limitation, language modifying exception to restriction on executive 
authority to impound funds was held to be, Sec. 7.26
limits of disagreement discussed, see Conferees


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Reports, conference-Cont.
scope of conference, rule prohibiting inclusion of matters beyond (see 
also Conferees)-Cont.
new matter not within scope of issues committed to conference, 
determining whether provision contains, generally, Sec.Sec. 19.1-19.11
point of order in House, provisions that had been subject to, were 
incorporated in conference report, Sec. 19.13
point of order where conferees have exceeded authority, Sec.Sec. 19.1, 
19.5, 19.12
precedents applied under former rules governing scope of conference, 
Chair's remarks as to limited applicability of, Sec. 19.9
Senate action, recommendation in report relating to, did not constitute 
Senate amendment that was before House for consideration, Sec. 19.18
Senate practice, see below
silence of one House on issue, effect of, Sec.Sec. 19.2, 19.3, 19.8
substitute, amendment in nature of, rules applicable where disagreement 
referred to conferees relates to, Sec.Sec. 19.10, 19.11
second conference report may include nongermane provision previously 
agreed to by House, Sec. 29.30
Senate amendments, multiple, were amalgamated in report as one motion 
to recede and concur with amendment in order to simplify floor 
procedure, Sec. 15.5
Senate practice
appeal of Chair's ruling, Sec.Sec. 19.24, 19.25, 25.27

Reports, conference-Cont.
Senate practice-Cont.
"Byrd rule," application of, Sec.Sec. 19.24, 19.25, 25.26
Constitution, point of order that portion of report violates, is 
submitted to Senate, Sec. 19.23
discharging conferees and sending papers back to House for disposition, 
Sec.Sec. 24.8, 24.9
"extraneous" portions of reconciliation bills, application of Budget 
Act provisions relating to, Sec.Sec. 19.24, 19.25, 25.26
papers, occasion on which Senate retained, and acted first on report 
although it had asked for conference, Sec. 24.10
point of order, proceedings after report ruled out on, Sec. 25.25
point of order under Budget Act, debate on appeal of ruling on, Sec. 
25.27
"receiving message from House" and "laying before Senate a message from 
House," distinguished, Sec. 24.8
scope of disagreement, point of order that "new matter" in report lies 
beyond, standard applied when ruling on, Sec. 19.4 (including Note)
total disagreement, action on conference report in, Sec. 29.13
voting on conference report, Sec. 29.5
separate views not permitted in report, Sec.Sec. 15.1, 15.2
separate votes on portions of conference report permitted by special 
order, effect of, Sec. 30.5
session, last six days of, calling up conference report during, Sec. 
22.5
signatures
adding signature after filing and printing, Sec. 18.13


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Reports, conference-Cont.
signatures-Cont.
agreement on each area of disagreement, signature sheets must show, 
Sec. 18.14
committees, multiple, conferees from, Sec.Sec. 18.10, 18.11
 "exceptions," signature qualified by, Sec.Sec. 18.6-18.9
exceptions were inappropriately noted on signature sheets, Sec. 15.2
majority of conferees of each House required for report to be received, 
Sec.Sec. 18.1, 18.2
points of order looking behind signatures, Sec.Sec. 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 
7.13, 18.2-18.5, 22.25
portions of conference report, signatures attached to, Sec.Sec. 18.10-
18.12, 18.14
position in favor of report, signature presumed to show, for purposes 
of allocating debate time, Sec. 28.7
quorum required on signature sheets, Sec. 5.8
validating report, signatures as, Sec.Sec. 5.1, 18.2-18.4, 22.25
waiver of points of order where conferees had failed to hold meeting, 
Sec.Sec. 5.14, 5.15
special order may protect nongermane motion while not precluding 
preferential motion, Sec. 30.22
special order, rejection of conference report by adoption of, Sec. 
30.27
special rule governing consideration, Sec.Sec. 21.8, 22.8, 22.10, 22.11
statements accompanying report
amendment, conditions discussed in statement incorporated in, Sec. 20.6
amendments in disagreement, proposed action on, Sec. 20.1 

Reports, conference-Cont.
statements accompanying report-Cont.
deceased staff member, tribute to, Sec. 20.5
exceptions, Sec.Sec. 15.2, 20.4
joint statement of House and Senate conferees, statement as, Sec. 20.2
law, conditions discussed in statement incorporated into law by way of 
amendment, Sec. 20.6
legislative history on bill and related legislation incorporated by 
reference, Sec. 20.2
minority views, Sec.Sec. 15.1, 18.6-18.9, 20.3, 20.4
reading of, Sec.Sec. 20.7-20.9
tribute to deceased staff member, Sec. 20.5
suspension of the rules, adoption under, Sec.Sec. 30.26, 30.28
suspension of the rules, consideration of report under, Sec.Sec. 26.27, 
26.28
table, lay on the, conference report not subject to motion to, Sec. 
21.1
"technical disagreement," Sec.Sec. 29.9, 29.10
three-day layover rule
defined, three-day period, Sec.Sec. 27.1, 27.2
holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays, Sec. 27.2
immediate consideration, Sec.Sec. 27.8, 27.9
interpretation of "three days," Sec.Sec. 27.1, 27.2
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, Sec. 27.2
suspension of the rules, Sec. 27.3
two-hour rule, House rules amended to include, to impose requirement of 
availability of report unless waived by two-thirds vote, Sec. 27.10



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Reports, conference-Cont.
three-day layover rule-Cont.
waiver of, by special rule, Sec.Sec. 22.18, 22.23, 27.5, 27.6, 27.11
waiver of, by unanimous consent, Sec.Sec. 22.16, 22.17, 22.19, 22.21, 
22.22, 27.3, 27.4, 27.7-27.9, 29.2
waiver of, for remainder of session, Sec. 27.11
waiver of, for remainder of week, rejection of special rule providing 
for, Sec. 27.12
waiver of, under suspension of the rules, Sec.Sec. 27.3, 29.2
total disagreement, House does not act on report in, but rather 
proceeds to consider amendments in disagreement, Sec.Sec. 29.11, 29.12
total disagreement, reported in, despite partial agreement to amendment 
in nature of substitute, Sec. 30.3
unanimous-consent request to vacate proceedings whereby report agreed 
to, Sec. 30.34
vacate proceedings whereby report agreed to, unanimous-consent request 
to, Sec. 30.34
vacating adoption, Sec. 32.46
voting on
amendments in disagreement normally voted on after consideration of 
conference report, see Disagreement, amendments in
reconsider, motion to, vote on, Sec.Sec. 30.32, 30.33
Senate, in, Sec. 29.5
unanimous consent, vote precluded where conference report was adopted 
by, Sec.Sec. 22.14, 22.15
unfinished business, as, Sec. 30.8
waiver of points of order, see above, "points of order, waiver of"

Reports, conference-Cont.
withdrawal of report, Sec.Sec. 20.9, 21.7
Request for conference (see also, e.g., Motion to agree to or request 
conference)
Committee of the Whole, point of order under rule requiring 
consideration of Senate amendments in, not applicable to request for 
conference, Sec. 2.8
deferred, request is, until completion of action on series of postponed 
votes, Sec. 2.9
motion, see Motion to agree to or request conference
papers, possession of, as prerequisite for request, Sec.Sec. 1.1, 3.1
point of order under rule requiring consideration of Senate amendments 
in Committee of the Whole not applicable to request for conference, 
Sec. 2.8
recognition for request for conference, see, e.g., Motion to agree to 
or request conference; Unanimous-consent request to send bill to 
conference
refusal of, by Senate, Sec. 1.10
resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting conference, 
see Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting 
conference
suspension of the rules, see Suspension of the rules to agree to or 
request conference
votes, postponed, request to send bill to conference deferred until 
completion of action on, Sec. 2.9
Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting conference 
(see also, e.g., Request for conference)
agreeing to conference, Sec.Sec. 2.20, 2.21, 2.29, 2.30, 13.1, 26.16


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Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting conference 
(see also, e.g., Request for conference)-Cont.
amending and passing Senate bills and requesting conference, Sec. 2.33
instruct, motion to, not inherently precluded by adoption, Sec.Sec. 
2.28, 10.7, 10.8
instruct, motion to, resolution may by its form preclude, Sec.Sec. 
2.29, 2.30, 6.52
jointly referred bill, Sec. 2.32
referrals of bill, joint, Sec. 2.32
requesting conference, Sec.Sec. 2.28, 2.31-2.33, 6.51, 6.52
two bills, resolution sending, to conference, Sec. 2.33
Revenue measures, constitutional prerogative of House to originate, 
House "blue-slipped" measure containing Senate amendment in violation 
of, Sec. 1.12
Rules Committee, resolutions from, agreeing to or requesting 
conference, see Resolutions from Rules Committee agreeing to or 
requesting conference
Scope of conference, see, e.g., Conferees; Disagreement, amendments in; 
Reports, conference
Senate action, anticipating, see Anticipating Senate action
Senate practice, see, e.g., Reports, conference
Speaker
conferees, appointment of, by, see Conferees
Speaker Pro Tempore
conferees, appointment of, by, see Conferees


Special rules agreeing to or requesting conference, see Resolutions 
from Rules Committee agreeing to or requesting conference
Subconferences, see Procedures in conference 
Suspension of the rules, consideration of conference report under, see 
Reports, conference
Suspension of the rules to agree to or request conference
agree to conference, Sec. 2.35
committee chairman recognized to move to suspend rules and agree to 
resolution to send bill to conference, Sec. 4.2
request conference, Sec.Sec. 2.34, 6.51
Three-day layover rule, see Reports, conference
Title of Senate bill, conferees failed to address House amendment to
adoption of report, House receded from title amendment after, Sec. 1.5
Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference
adjournment, Senate bill anticipated during, unanimous consent that 
House agree to conference and Speaker appoint conferees on, Sec. 2.23
agree to conference requested by Senate, unanimous consent to, Sec. 
13.2
agree to further conference requested by Senate, unanimous-consent 
request to insist on disagreement to Senate amendments and, was used 
although motion would have been in order, Sec. 2.22
committee chairman is recognized for, Sec. 4.1


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Unanimous-consent request to send bill to conference-Cont.
Committee of the Whole, point of order under rule requiring 
consideration of Senate amendments in, not applicable to unanimous-
consent request for conference, Sec.Sec. 2.8, 2.36
motion in order after objection to, see Motion to agree to or request 
conference
objection, procedures following
motion, Sec.Sec. 2.5, 2.7
referral of bill, Sec. 2.38
resolution reported from Rules Committee was considered by two-thirds 
vote and adopted, Sec. 2.39
Speaker's table, hold bill on, Sec. 2.38
points of order under particular rules, effect on
Committee of the Whole, rule requiring consideration of Senate 
amendments in, Sec.Sec. 2.8, 2.36
legislation on appropriation bill, rule against, Sec. 2.37
recognition of committee chairman for, Sec. 4.1
Voting on conference report, see Reports, conference