[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 6, Chapter 21]
[Chapter 21. Order of Business; Special Orders]
[Index to Precedents]
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                   Order of Business; Specical Orders


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A. General Principles

    Sec. 1. Order Fixed by Rule and Precedent; Scheduling Business
    Sec. 2. Prayer, Approval of Journal, and Business on the Speaker's 
            Table
    Sec. 3. Unfinished and Postponed Business
    Sec. 4. Calendar Wednesday; Morning Hour Call of Committees
    Sec. 5. District of Columbia Business
    Sec. 6. One-minute Speeches
    Sec. 7. Special-order Speeches
    Sec. 8. Varying the Order of Business

B. Motions to Suspend the Rules

    Sec. 9. Use and Effect
   Sec. 10. When in Order
   Sec. 11. Recognition to Offer
   Sec. 12. Seconding the Motion; Recognition to Demand Second
   Sec. 13. Time and Control of Debate
   Sec. 14. Amendments to Propositions Under Suspension
   Sec. 15. Voting on the Motion

C. Special Rules or Orders

   Sec. 16. Authority of Committee on Rules; Seeking Special Orders

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   Sec. 17. Reports and Their Privilege
   Sec. 18. Consideration in the House
   Sec. 19. Interpretation and Effect

D. Types of Special Orders

   Sec. 20. Varying Order of Business; Providing for Consideration
   Sec. 21. ``Open'' Rules, Allowing Amendments and Making in Order 
            Certain Amendments
   Sec. 22. ``Closed'' Rules, Prohibiting Amendments and Allowing Only 
            Certain Amendments
   Sec. 23. Waiving and Permitting Points of Order
   Sec. 24. As to Control, Distribution, and Duration of Debate
   Sec. 25. As to Reading for Amendment
   Sec. 26. As to Voting and Motions
   Sec. 27. Senate Bills and Amendments; Conference Reports

E. Privileged Business

   Sec. 28. Authority and Scope Under Constitution, Statutes, and Rules
   Sec. 29. Certain Bills, Resolutions, and Reports
   Sec. 30. Privileged Motions as to the Order of Business
   Sec. 31. Relative Precedence Among Privileged Matters

  
                         DESCHLER'S PRECEDENTS
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                          INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

Approval of Journal
    adjournment prior to, Sec. 2.4
    precedence of, Sec. Sec. 2.4-2.13
    yields only to questions of privilege of the House, constitutional 
        privilege, and receipt of messages, Sec. Sec. 2.5, 2.6
Bills (see also Suspension of the rules; Special orders)
    appropriation
        nonprivileged (not ``general'' appropriation bill), Sec. 8.13
        precedence, Sec. 29.10
        privileged motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole, 
            Sec. 29.7
        special order giving precedence, Sec. 29.8
    House request for return of bill from Senate not privileged, 
        Sec. 29.33
    motion to rerefer, Sec. Sec. 2.14-2.16
    Senate

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        privileged where similar to House calendar bill, Sec. 29.29
        request for return cf bill privileged, Sec. 29.32
    Senate amendment to House bill
        privileged where stage of disagreement reached, Sec. 29.31
Calendar Wednesday business
    authority and recognition to call up Sec. Sec. 4.12-4.17
    debate on, Sec. 4.24
    debate on motion to dispense with, Sec. Sec. 4.34-4.36
    eligible bills, Sec. Sec. 4.9, 4.10
    morning hour call of committees distinguished, Sec. 4.1
    motion to dispense with, Sec. Sec. 4.30-4.33
    order of call, Sec. 4.11
    precedence, Sec. Sec. 4.3-4.8
    question of consideration, Sec. Sec. 4.18-4.20
    reconsideration, Sec. 4.25
    unanimous-consent requests, Sec. Sec. 4.21-4.23
    unanimous consent to dispense with, Sec. Sec. 4.40-4.42
    unfinished business, Sec. Sec. 4.26-4.29
    vote on motion to dispense with (two-thirds required), 
        Sec. Sec. 4.37-4.39
Committee on Rules (see also Special orders)
    authority as to order of business
        jurisdiction over order of business, Sec. Sec. 16.7, 16.8
        may not prevent operation of motion to recommit, Sec. 16.19
        may provide for consideration of unreported measures, 
            Sec. Sec. 16.15-16.18
        may provide for waiving rules, Sec. Sec. 16.9-16.14
        may provide procedures for bill already under consideration, 
            Sec. Sec. 16.26, 16.27
        power and function, Sec. Sec. 16.1--16.6
        requesting special orders of business from Committee on Rules, 
            Sec. Sec. 16.20-16.22
    consideration of special orders
        amendments offered by manager, Sec. Sec. 18.23-18.26
        calling up, Sec. Sec. 18.1-18.5
        committee amendments, Sec. Sec. 18.21, 18.22
        consideration of motion to discharge, Sec. Sec. 18.46-18.51
        consideration on same day reported by two-thirds vote, 
            Sec. Sec. 18.6-18.10
        debate under hour rule, Sec. Sec. 18.15-18.18
        discharge rule, forms of special orders introduced under, 
            Sec. 18.53
        discharging committee from special order, Sec. Sec. 18.44, 
            18.45
        division of question not in order, Sec. 18.43
        motion to recommit not in order, Sec. 18.38
        nongermane amendments, Sec. Sec. 18.30, 18.31
        postponing consideration, Sec. 18.37
        putting question of consideration on same day reported, 
            Sec. Sec. 18.11-18.14
        rejection of previous question, Sec. Sec. 18.32-18.36
        relevancy in debate, Sec. Sec. 18.39, 18.40
        twenty-one day discharge rule (obsolete), Sec. 18.52
        when amendments are in order, Sec. Sec. 18.19, 18.20
        withdrawing resolution, Sec. Sec. 18.41, 18.42
        yielding for amendment, Sec. Sec. 18.27-18.29
    meetings of, Sec. Sec. 16.23-16.25, 17.6
    reports and their privilege

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        filing, Sec. Sec. 17.1, 17.2
        form, Sec. Sec. 17.3, 17.4
        nonprivileged reports, Sec. Sec. 17.13, 17.14
        privilege and precedence of reports on order of business, 
            Sec. Sec. 17.7-17.12
        quorum required to report, Sec. 17.5
    rules adopted by, Sec. 16.24
Committees (see also District of Columbia business; Committee on Rules)
    morning hour call of, for reported legislation, Sec. Sec. 4.1, 4.2
    motions to discharge, Sec. Sec. 30.11-30.14
    motions to suspend rules offered on behalf of, Sec. Sec. 11.1, 
        11.10-11.13
    privileged reports
        contempt of witnesses, Sec. Sec. 28.15-28.19
        privileged under leave to report at any time, Sec. Sec. 29.1-
            29.3
        quorum required to report, Sec. 29.4
        resolutions of inquiry, Sec. 29.14
        resolutions privileged under statute, Sec. Sec. 29.11, 30.8-
            30.10
        scope of privileged reports and inclusion of nonprivileged 
            matter, Sec. Sec. 29.1-29.3
        select committee given right to report as privileged, 
            Sec. Sec. 29.6, 29.6
        vetoed bills, Sec. 28.7
    publishing reports as question of privilege, Sec. 28.13
    role in scheduling legislation, Sec. Sec. 1.22-1.25
Concurrent resolutions
    certain privileged
    adjourned sine die, Sec. 29.18
        adjournment to day certain, Sec. 29.17
        joint sessions to hear President and for electoral count, 
            Sec. 29.19
Conference reports (see also Special orders)
    effect of special order on calling up, Sec. 30.7
    filing as privileged, Sec. 29.21
    made in order by unanimous consent, Sec. 29.24
    precedence of, Sec. Sec. 29.25-29.28
    printing and availability requirements before consideration, 
        Sec. Sec. 29.20-29.23
    reports in disagreement, Sec. 29.23
    unfinished business, Sec. 3.22
Consideration (see also Special orders; Motions on order of business)
    House determines, Sec. Sec. 30.16-30.19
    question of, when in order, Sec. 30.16
    Rules Committee report on same day reported, Sec. Sec. 18.6-18.14
Constitution
    amendments to, passed under suspension of rules, Sec. 9.21
    propositions privileged under
        concurrent resolution for joint session, Sec. 29.19
        concurrent resolutions for adjournment, Sec. Sec. 29.17, 29.18
        contested election cases, Sec. 28.1
        impeachment, Sec. Sec. 28.9-28.11
        scope generally, Sec. 28.1
        vetoed bills, Sec. Sec. 28.2-28.8
Daily order of business
    approval of Journal, Sec. Sec. 2.4-2.13
    business on Speaker's table
        executive communications, Sec. 2.17
        messages, Sec. Sec. 2.22-2.24
        Senate bills and amendments, Sec. Sec. 2.17-2.21
    morning hour call of committees (obsolete), Sec. Sec. 4.1, 4.2
    motions to rerefer public bills, Sec. Sec. 2.14-2.16
    one-minute speeches, Sec. Sec. 6.1-6.4
    prayer, Sec. Sec. 2.1-2.3
    special-order speeches, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4

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    unfinished business, Sec. 3
District of Columbia business
    consideration, Sec. Sec. 5.6-5.10, 5.15
    private bills, Sec. Sec. 5.8. 5.11
    transferring by special order, Sec. Sec. 5.12, 8.9-8.11
    unfinished business, Sec. Sec. 5.13, 5.14
    when in order and precedence, Sec. Sec. 5.1 5.5, 29.10
Electoral count, privileged propositions relative to, Sec. 29.19
Impeachment propositions, privilege of, Sec. Sec. 28.9-28.11
Messages
    privileged for receipt and for disposition, Sec. Sec. 2.22-2.24
    unfinished business, Sec. Sec. 3.27, 3.28, 3.36-3.38
    veto messages, Sec. Sec. 28.2-28.8
Modification of privileged resolutions, Sec. Sec. 29.36
Motion to rerefer public bills, Sec. Sec. 2.14-2.16
Motions on order of business (see also Consideration; Suspension of 
    Rules)
    discharge standing committee, Sec. Sec. 30.11-30.14
    dispense with Calendar Wednesday, Sec. 30.15
    proceed to consideration in House
        effect of special order, Sec. Sec. 30.6, 30.7
        following motion to discharge, Sec. 30.12
    resolve into Committee of the Whole
        motions to table and to discharge not in order, Sec. Sec. 30.1, 
            30.2
        privileged after certain motions to discharge, Sec. 30.11
        privileged for general appropriation bills, Sec. Sec. 29.7-
            29.10
        privileged resolution under statute, Sec. Sec. 30.8-30.10
        privileged under special order, Sec. Sec. 30.330.5
Oath administration, privilege of, Sec. Sec. 28.20, 28.21
One-minute speeches
    in order before legislative business, Sec. Sec. 6.1-6.4
    recognition for debate only, Sec. 6.8
    when no business is scheduled, Sec. 6.5
    when not entertained, Sec. Sec. 8.6, 6.7
Prayer
    point of order of no quorum not in order before, Sec. 2.2
    when offered, Sec. Sec. 2.1, 2.3
Questions of privilege (see also Constitution)
    personal privilege, Sec. Sec. 28.22, 28.23
    privilege of House
        administration of oath, Sec. Sec. 28.20, 28.21
        contempt of witnesses before committees, Sec. Sec. 28.15-28.19
        power to originate revenue measures, Sec. 28.12
        precedence generally, Sec. Sec. 28.12-28.14
        publishing of committee report, Sec. 28.13
        subpenas, Sec. 28.14
Recognition (see also Speaker)
    Calendar Wednesday business, Sec. Sec. 4.12-4.17
    demanding second on motion to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 12.9-12.20
    motion to dispense with Calendar Wednesday, Sec. Sec. 4.30-4.33
    motion to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 11.1-11.13
    one-minute speeches, Sec. Sec. 6.1-6.4
    question of privilege, Sec. 28.23
    reports of Committee on Rules, Sec. Sec. 18.1-18.5

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    Speaker's discretion where matters equally privileged, 
        Sec. Sec. 31.1-31.6
    Speaker's power of, generally, Sec. Sec. 1.7-1.19
    special-order speeches, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.12
    unanimous-consent requests, Sec. Sec. 1.3, 1.4, 1.14-1.18
Resolutions (see also Concurrent resolutions)
    postponing consideration of privileged resolution, Sec. 29.34
    privileged motion to discharge
        resolutions creating order of business, Sec. Sec. 18.44-18.52
        resolutions of inquiry, Sec. Sec. 29.1a, 29.16
        resolutions privileged under statute, Sec. 29.11
    privileged when offered from floor
        electing Members to committee, Sec. Sec. 29.12, 29.13
        impeachment, Sec. Sec. 28.9, 28.11
        questions of privilege of House, Sec. Sec. 28.12-28.19
    privileged when reported from committee
        certain committees and subject matter, Sec. Sec. 29.1-29.3
        Committee on Rules, Sec. Sec. 17.7-17.13
        impeachment, Sec. 28.10
    resolutions of inquiry, Sec. 29.14
        resolutions privileged by statute, Sec. Sec. 29.11, 30.8-30.10
    withdrawing privileged resolution, Sec. 29.35
Scheduling legislation (see also Committee on Rules; Special orders; 
    Suspension of the rules)
    House may determine order of consideration, Sec. Sec. 1.19-1.21
    recognition for unanimous-consent requests, Sec. Sec. 1.3, 1.4, 
        1.14-1.18
    role of committee with jurisdiction,Sec. Sec. 1.22-1.25
    role of leadership, Sec. Sec. 1.1-l.6
    Speaker's power of recognition, Sec. Sec. 1.7-1.13
Senate (see also Special orders)
    amendments
        privileged where not requiring consideration in Committee of 
            the Whole, Sec. 29.30
        privileged where stage of disagreement reached, Sec. 29.31
    bills
        privileged under leave of select committee to report at any 
            time, Sec. 29.6
        privileged where similar to reported House bills on House 
            calendar, Sec. 29.29
    concurrent resolution for adjournment or amendments thereto, 
        privileged Sec. Sec. 29.17, 29.18
    concurrent resolution for joint session privileged, Sec. 29.19
    messages privileged for receipt, Sec. Sec. 2.23, 2.24
    request for return of bills privileged, Sec. 29.39
Speaker (see also Recognition)
    authorized to recognize for ineligible conference report, Sec. 19.1
    authorized to recognize for motion to recess, Sec. 20.31
    authorized to recognize for motions to suspend rules on ineligible 
        days, Sec. Sec. 10.3-10.7
    interpretation of special orders, Sec. 19.1
    scheduling legislation, Sec. Sec. 1.1-1.6, 9.22-9.24
    voting by, on motion to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 15.3, 15.4
Special-order speeches
    in order after legislative business, Sec. Sec. 7.1-7.4

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    limited to one hour, Sec. Sec. 7.5, 7.6
    requesting and rescheduling, Sec. Sec. 7.7-7.9
    sequence of, Sec. Sec. 7.10-7.12
Special orders (see also Committee on Rules; Suspension of the rules; 
    Unanimous-consent requests)
    amendments between the Houses and sending to conference
        amendments reported in disagreement from conference, 
            Sec. Sec. 27.44, 27.45
        concurring in part, disagreeing in part, sending to conference, 
            Sec. 27.27
        concurring in Senate amendment, Sec. Sec. 27.15-27.20
        concurring in Senate amendment with an amendment, 
            Sec. Sec. 27.21, 27.22
        disagreeing to Senate amendment, sending to conference, 
            Sec. Sec. 27.23-27.26
        discharging committee from consideration of Senate bill, 
            Sec. 27.7
        insisting on House amendment, sending to conference, 
            Sec. Sec. 27.28-27.30
        Senate amendment to House bill taken from Speaker's table for 
            consideration, Sec. Sec. 27.12-27.14
        Senate bill, consideration made in order, Sec. Sec. 27.1-27.6
        sending bill to conference, Sec. 27.31
        substituting text of House-passed bill for text of Senate-
            passed bill, Sec. Sec. 27.8-27.11
    closed rules, prohibiting amendments or allowing only certain 
        amendments
        closed in part, open in part, Sec. Sec. 22.14, 22.15
        committee amendments only permitted, Sec. Sec. 22.1-22.7
        committee amendments or designated amendments only permitted, 
            Sec. Sec. 22.8-22.11
        consideration of bill in House, Sec. 22.16
        motion that Committee of the Whole rise with recommendation 
            that enacting clause be stricken, Sec. Sec. 22.17, 22.18
        pro forma amendments, Sec. Sec. 22.19-22.21
        requesting closed rule, Sec. 22.22
        two committees managing bill, Sec. Sec. 22.12-22.15
    conference reports
        consideration of, generally, Sec. Sec. 27.37-27.39
        consideration of, when reported, Sec. Sec. 27.32-27.35
        points of order waived against conference reports and motions 
            on amendments in disagreement, Sec. Sec. 27.40-27.45
        unauthorized appropriation protected by special order governing 
            consideration of bill in House, Sec. 27.36 sending to 
            conference, Sec. 27.31
    consideration under special orders
    further procedures for consideration of bill already pending, 
        Sec. Sec. 20.32, 20.33
    immediate consideration of unreported bill, Sec. Sec. 20.5-20.15
    motion that House resolve into Committee of the Whole for 
        consideration of measure, Sec. Sec. 20.1-20.3
    motion to recess made in order, Sec. 20.31
    motion to suspend rules under special order, Sec. 20.28
        private bill, Sec. Sec. 20.25, Sec. 20.26
    resolution in Committee of the Whole. Sec. Sec. 20.18-20.23
    resolution in House Sec. 20.24
    resolution from Rules Committee which is not privileged, 
        Sec. Sec. 20.29, 20.30

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        Union Calendar bill in House, Sec. Sec. 20.16, 20.17
    continuing effect of, Sec. 16.28
    debate under special orders
        debate in House, Sec. Sec. 24.16-24.20
        designated Member controlling portion of general debate in 
            Committee of the Whole, Sec. Sec. 24.1, 24.2
        five-minute debate in Committee of the Whole, Sec. Sec. 24.9, 
            24.10
        five-minute debate under closed rule, Sec. Sec. 24.11-24.15
        general debate in Committee of the Whole fixed by days, 
            Sec. Sec. 24.5-24.8
        two or more committees in control, Sec. Sec. 24.3, 24.4
    filing supplemental report on measure on which special order has 
        been reported, Sec. 20.4
    interpretation and effect of special orders
        Chair's interpretation generally, Sec. Sec. 19.1-19.3
        effect of adoption of special orders, Sec. Sec. 19.9-19.11
        interpretation as not within Chair's province, Sec. Sec. 19.4-
            19.8
    motions under special orders
        motion that Committee of the Whole rise with recommendation 
            that bill be recommitted, Sec. 26.3
        motion that Committee of the Whole rise with recommendation 
            that enacting clause be stricken, Sec. Sec. 26.1, 26.2
    motion to recommit, Sec. Sec. 26.6-26.10
        motion to recommit, points of order waived against, Sec. 26.14
        motion to recommit under closed rule, Sec. Sec. 26.11, 26.12
        previous question considered as ordered, Sec. Sec. 26.4, 26.5
    two motions to recommit, Sec. 26.13
    open rules, allowing amendments and making in order certain 
        amendments
        all points of order waived against certain amendments, 
            Sec. 21.3
        certain amendments prohibited, Sec. Sec. 21.15-21.17
        designated amendments made in order, Sec. Sec. 21.4-21.10
        offering amendments under open rules, Sec. 21.1
        offering designated amendments made in order, Sec. Sec. 21.11-
            21.14
        special orders open in part, closed in part, Sec. 21.2
    points of order waived or permitted
        amending nongermane amendment permitted to remain by
        special order, Sec. Sec. 23.23, 23.24
        amendment, all points of order waived, Sec. Sec. 23.14-23.17
        amendment which is not germane, points of order waived, 
            Sec. Sec. 23.18-23.22
        appropriation bill, amending legislation permitted to remain by 
            special order, Sec. Sec. 23.43-23.47
        appropriation bill, points of order waived generally, 
            Sec. Sec. 23.25-23.26
        appropriation bill, points of order waived against amendment 
            to, Sec. Sec. 23.32-23.34
        appropriation bill, points of order waived against legislation 
            in, Sec. Sec. 23.38-23.42
        appropriation bill, points of order waived against unauthorized 
            appropriations, Sec. Sec. 23.35-23.37

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        appropriation bill, waiver against does not protect floor 
            amendments, Sec. Sec. 23.30, 23.31
        appropriation in legislative bill, points of order waived as to 
            Sec. Sec. 23.48, 23.49
        authority to waive points of order generally, Sec. Sec. 23.1-
            23.3
        bill, all points of order waived as to, Sec. Sec. 23.4, 23.5
        bill improperly reported, points of order waived as to, 
            Sec. Sec. 23.6-23.13
        designated points of order permitted, Sec. 23.50
    reading for amendment under special orders
        committee amendment in nature of substitute read as original 
            bill for amendment, Sec. Sec. 25.10-25.14
        method of reading bill or amendment in nature of substitute 
            varied, Sec. Sec. 25.1-25.3
        offering amendments to amendment in nature of substitute read 
            as original bill, Sec. Sec. 25.15-25.17
        reading bill in entirety, Sec. Sec. 25.8, 25.9
        reading of bill waived and bill considered as read for 
            amendment, Sec. Sec. 25.4-25.7
        rescinding previous resolution, Sec. 20.27
    voting under special orders
        separate votes in House on amendments reported from Committee 
            of the Whole, Sec. Sec. 26.15-26.22
Suspension of the rules
    amendments
        floor amendments not in order, Sec. Sec. 14.6-14.11
        motion to strike enacting clause not in order, Sec. 14.12.
        motion to suspend and pass bill with amendments, 
            Sec. Sec. 14.1-14.3
        reporting motion to suspend and pass with amendments, 
            Sec. Sec. 14.4, 14.5
    recognition to demand second
        Member opposed entitled to recognition, Sec. Sec. 12.10-12.13
        priorities of recognition, Sec. Sec. 12.14-12.20
        requesting recognition, Sec. 12.9
        rereading motion where second demanded, Sec. 12.21
    recognition to offer motion
        generally, Sec. 11.1-11.3
        recognition entirely within Chair's discretion, Sec. Sec. 11.4-
            11.8
        recognition of committee chairmen, Sec. Sec. 11.10-11.13
        reoffering motion, Sec. 11.9
    seconding the motion
        Member demanding second entitled to control debate in 
            opposition to motion, Sec. Sec. 12.7, 12.8
        procedure where second not demanded, Sec. 12.6
        requirement for a second, Sec. Sec. 12.1, 12.2
        voting on second by tellers, Sec. Sec. 12.3-12.5
    time and control of debate
        control of time, Sec. Sec. 13.6-13.9
        control of time in opposition, Sec. Sec. 13.10-13.12
        debate where second not demanded, Sec. 13.15
        extending time for debate, Sec. Sec. 13.3-13.5
        motion to adjourn during consideration, Sec. 13.16
        mover opens and closes debate, Sec. Sec. 13.13, 13.14
        previous question inapplicable, Sec. 13.17

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        special order governing debate on motion, Sec. 13.18
        time for debate under rule (40 minutes, equally divided), 
            Sec. Sec. 13.1, 13.2
        unanimous-consent requests during consideration, 
            Sec. Sec. 13.19, 13.20
        withdrawal of motion under consideration, Sec. Sec. 13.21-13.23
    use and effect
        effect of defeat of motion, Sec. Sec. 9.1, 11.9
        motion suspends all rules in conflict with motion, 
            Sec. Sec. 9.7-9.12
        passage of appropriation bill, Sec. 9.20
        passage of constitutional amendment, Sec. 9.21
        passage of emergency legislation, Sec. Sec. 9.22-9.24
        passage of original measure submitted from floor, Sec. 9.19
        to adopt orders of business, Sec. Sec. 9.13-9.18
        use generally, Sec. Sec. 9.2-9.6
    voting
        division of question not in order, Sec. Sec. 16.5, 15.6
        effect of rejection of motion, Sec. Sec. 15.7, 15.8
        passage of constitutional amendment, Sec. 15.2
        requirement of two-thirds for adoption, Sec. 15.1
        Speaker's vote, Sec. Sec. 15.3, 15.4
    when in order
        last six days of a session, Sec. Sec. 10.8-10.10
        regular suspension days, Sec. Sec. 10.1, 10.2
        unfinished business, Sec. Sec. 10.11-10.14
        varying suspension days, Sec. Sec. 8.6, 8.10, 8.12, 8.23, 10.3-
            10.7, 10.15, 10.16
Unanimous-consent requests
    appropriation bill made in order, Sec. Sec. 8.13, 29.8, 29.9
    conference report made in order, Sec. 29.24
    dispensing with Calendar Wednesday business, Sec. Sec. 4.40-4.42
    during consideration of motion to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 13.19, 
        13.20
    extending time for debate on motion to suspend rules, 
        Sec. Sec. 13.3-13.5
    on Calendar Wednesday, Sec. Sec. 4.21-4.23
    postponing consideration of privileged resolution, Sec. 29.34
    postponing votes, Sec. Sec. 3.15, 3.18, 8.14-8.18
    prior to approval of Journal, Sec. 2.9
    privileged resolution may be withdrawn before action without 
        unanimous consent, Sec. 29.35
    recognition for requests in discretion of Chair, Sec. Sec. 1.3, 
        1.4, 1.14-1.18, 2.20
    reference of bills, Sec. Sec. 2.14, 2.16
    rescheduling special-order speeches, Sec. Sec. 8.19, 8.20 .
    varying calendar days, Sec. Sec. 8.6-8.12
    varying precedence of bills, Sec. Sec. 8.1, 8.2, 31.7, 31.8
    varying precedence of motions, Sec. Sec. 8.3-8.5
    varying previous order, Sec. 8.21
    withdrawing motion to suspend rules after second ordered, 
        Sec. Sec. 13.21-13.23
    withdrawing unfinished business does not require, Sec. Sec. 3.39, 
        3.40
Unfinished business
    Calendar Wednesday business, Sec. Sec. 3.20, 3.21
    calling up, Sec. Sec. 3.1-3.5
    conference report, Sec. 3.22
    discharged bill, Sec. 3.23
    District of Columbia business, Sec. Sec. 3.25, 3.26
    following recess, Sec. 3.14
    in Committee of the Whole, Sec. Sec. 3.11-3.13

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    messages, Sec. Sec. 3.27, 3.28
    motions to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 3.29-3.31
    precedence and order, Sec. Sec. 3.6-3.10, 3.24
    private business, Sec. 3.35
    reading engrossed copy of bill (prior practice), Sec. Sec. 3.32-
        3.34
    roll call votes coming over from previous day, Sec. Sec. 3.15-3.19
    unaffected by inter-session adjournment. Sec. 3.41
    veto message postponed to day certain, Sec. Sec. 3.36-3.38
    withdrawal of, Sec. Sec. 3.39, 3.40
Vetoed bills
    privileged under Constitution
        motion to discharge committee, Sec. 28.8
        postponed to day certain, Sec. Sec. 28.4, 28.6
    reported by committee, Sec. 28.7
    status as unfinished business, Sec. Sec. 3.36, 3.38
Withdrawal
    motion to suspend rules, Sec. Sec. 13.21-13.23
    privileged resolution, Sec. Sec. 18.41, 18.42, 29.35
    unfinished business. Sec. Sec. 3.39. 3.40

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