[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 5, Chapters 18 - 20]
[Chapter 18. Discharging Matters From Committees]
[Index to Precedents]
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                               CHAPTER 18
 
                  Discharging Matters From Committees


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   Sec. 1. In General; Motion to Discharge
   Sec. 2. Discharging Particular Committees
   Sec. 3. Calling Up Motion; Debate
   Sec. 4. Consideration of Discharged Measures
   Sec. 5. Discharge of Vetoed Bills, Other Questions Privileged Under 
            the Constitution, Resolutions of Inquiry, and 
            Reorganization Plans
   Appendix-Recent History of Discharge Motions

  





                          INDEX TO PRECEDENTS
                                     

Business preceding introduction of discharge motions Sec. 3.8
Calling up motion to discharge
    after seven legislative days, Sec. 3.1
    by signatory, Sec. 3.6
    during the last six days of a session, Sec. 3.3
    on second and fourth Mondays, Sec. 3.2
Committee of the Whole, consideration of discharged measure in, 
    Sec. Sec. 4.4, 4.5
Committee on Rules, consideration of resolutions discharged from, 
    Sec. Sec. 4.1, 4.2
Committees, consideration of bills and resolutions discharged from, 
    Sec. 4.3
Committees, discharge of
    Committee on Agriculture, Sec. 2.1
    Committee on Banking and Currency, Sec. 2.2
    Committee on the Judiciary, Sec. 2.3
    Committee on Rules, Sec. Sec. 2.4-2.6
    Committee on Ways and Means, Sec. 2.7
Debate on discharged bills, Sec. 4.5
Discharge rule, 21-day rule distinguished from, Sec. 1.12
Discharged bills
    motion to consider, Sec. 4.3
    referral of, Sec. 4.7
Discharged resolutions
    consideration of, Sec. 4.1
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    motions to table, Sec. 4.2
Extensions of remarks
    during consideration of discharge motions, Sec. 3.16
Motion to consider discharged bills, Sec. 4.3
Motion to discharge committee
    adoption of, Sec. Sec. 2.1-2.4, 2.7
    announcing filing of, Sec. 1.1
    application of, to reported bills, Sec. 1.11
    effect of inter-session adjournment on, Sec. 1.10
    intervening motions during debate on, Sec. Sec. 3.14, 3.15
    names on petition, revealing, Sec. 1.7
    placement of, on calendar, Sec. 1.9
    precedence of, over unfinished business, Sec. 3.4
    quorum call preceding call of, Sec. 3.7
    rejection of, Sec. 2.5
    report, committee, as affecting disposition of motion, Sec. 1.13
    report, committee, question as to validity of Sec. 1.13
    signatures on, Sec. Sec. 1.2-1.6
    withdrawal of, after filing, Sec. 1.8
Motion to discharge resolutions disapproving reorganization plans
    debate on, Sec. Sec. 5.6, 5.7
    offering of, Sec. 5.5
    unanimous-consent agreement to. Sec. 5.8
Motion to discharge resolutions of inquiry, privilege of, 
    Sec. Sec. 5.2, 5.3
Motion to discharge vetoed bills, privilege of, Sec. 5.1
Motion to postpone consideration of discharge motions, Sec. 3.14
Motion to table discharge motions, Sec. 3.15
Motion to table discharged resolutions, Sec. 4.2
Reorganization plans
    debate incident to discharge of, Sec. Sec. 5.6, 5.7
    discharge of, by unanimous consent, Sec. 5.8
    moving the discharge of, Sec. 5.5
Resolutions of inquiry
    debate on, following discharge, Sec. 5.4
    discharge of, Sec. Sec. 5.2, 5.3
Vetoed bills, discharge of, Sec. 5.1

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