[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 3, Chapters 10 - 14]
[Chapter 11. Questions of Privilege]
[D. Personal Privilege of Member]
[Â§ 20. In General; Definition]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                               CHAPTER 11
 
                         Questions of Privilege
 
                    D. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE OF MEMBER
 
Sec. 20. In General; Definition


    Under Rule IX,(20) the House is deemed to be presented 
with aquestion of personal privilege whenever a question arises as to 
the rights, reputation, and conduct of a Member, individually, in his 
representative capacity.(l)
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20. House Rules and Manual Sec. 661 (1973).
 1. Basis of questions of personal privilege, see Sec. Sec. 24 et seq., 
        infra.
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    While a question of personal privilege need not be raised in the 
form of a resolution, a Member raising such a question must in the 
first instance state to the Chair the grounds upon which the question 
is based.(2) Once a Member is recognized for the purpose of 
raising a question of personal privilege, the scope of his argument is 
limited to the question raised.(3) Accepted practice also 
precludes the question being raised either during the time of another 
Member's control of the floor (4) or while another question 
of privilege is pending before the House.(5)
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 2. See Sec. 21.1, infra.
 3. See Sec. Sec. 22.5, 22.6, infra.
 4. See Sec. Sec. 23.2, 23.3, infra.
 5. 80 Cong. Rec. 8222, 74th Cong. 2d Sess. See Sec. 5.4, supra, for a 
        detailed discussion of this precedent.
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