[Deschler's Precedents, Volume 7, Chapters 22 - 25]
[Chapter 22. Calendars]
[Index to Precedents]
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A. Introductory

    Sec. 1. Calendars of the House
    Sec. 2. Union and House Calendars

B. Consent Calendar

    Sec. 3. In General
    Sec. 4. When in Order
    Sec. 5. Calling Measures on the Calendar
    Sec. 6. Precedence Over Other House Business
    Sec. 7. Measures Qualified for the Calendar
    Sec. 8. Objection to or Passing Over Measures on the Calendar
    Sec. 9. Debate; Amendment of Measures

C. Private Calendar; Private Bills

    Sec. 10. In General
    Sec. 11. Calling Up
    Sec. 12. Objections; Disposition
    Sec. 13. Consideration, Debate, and Amendment
    Sec. 14. Private Bills and House-Senate Relations
                         DESCHLER'S PRECEDENTS
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                           INDEX TO PRECEDENTS
                                     

Adversely reported measures, referral of, to calendar, Sec. 1.1
Amendment to private bill
    debate on, under five-minute rule, Sec. Sec. 13.2, 13.4, 13.5
    germaneness of amendment adding general language Sec. Sec. 13.7, 
        13.8
Bills improperly referred
    transfer to proper calendar, Sec. 1.2
Calendar Wednesday
    consideration of private bills on, Sec. 11.10
Call of Consent Calendar
    change of day by House resolution, Sec. 4.3
    change of day by unanimous consent, Sec. 4.1
    dispensing with, Sec. 4.2
    Speaker's discretion as to recognition during, Sec. 5.5
Committee of the Whole, House as in
    consideration of Consent Calendar in, Sec. Sec. 9.1, 9.2
Conference report
    precedence over Consent Calendar, Sec. 6.2
    precedence over Private Calendar, Sec. 11.12
Consent Calendar, consideration of
    advance notice of amendments, Sec. 9.6
    five-minute rule, Sec. 9.3, 9.4
    in House as in Committee of the Whole, Sec. 9.1, 9.2
    offering amendments, Sec. 9.5
    raising point of order against, Sec. 9.9
    striking enacting clause, Sec. 9.8
District Monday
    consideration of private bills on, Sec. 11.9
Five-minute rule, debate under
    extending on omnibus private bills, Sec. Sec. 13.4, 13.5
    for amendments to private bills, Sec. 13.2
    for consideration of Consent Calendar bills, Sec. Sec. 9.3, 9.4
Laying on the table
    of measures called on Consent Calendar, Sec. 5.12
Motion to strike enacting clause
    of omnibus private bill, Sec. Sec. 13.10, 13.11
Objections
    by Speaker, to Consent Calendar measure, Sec. 8.5
    reservation of, to Consent Calendar measure, Sec. 8.4
    to Consent Calendar measure, as untimely, Sec. Sec. 8.1-8.3
Official objectors
    appointment of, for Private Calendar, Sec. 12.2
    Consent Calendar criteria, Sec. 7.4
    replacement of, for Private Calendar, Sec. 12.3
    restoring measure by consulting with, Sec. 12.12
Omnibus private bills
    passed over by unanimous consent, Sec. Sec. 12.4, 12.5
    precedence of, Sec. Sec. 11.3, 11.4
    resolving into individual bills, Sec. 14.1
    tabling part of, Sec. 14.3
    validity and consideration of, Sec. 13.1
Passing over without prejudice
    Consent Calendar, Sec. Sec. 8.6, 8.7
    private bills, Sec. 12.6
Point of order as to Consent Calendar
    timeliness of, Sec. 9.9
Precedence of Consent Calendar over unfinished business, Sec. 6.1
Private bills
    amendment of, under five-minute rule, Sec. 13.2

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    consideration of, by special order, Sec. Sec. 11.5, 11.6
    consideration of, by unanimous consent, Sec. 11.7
    consideration of, with Senate amendment, Sec. 14.6
    consideration on Calendar Wednesday, Sec. 11.10
    consideration on District Monday, Sec. 11.9
    extending time for debate of, Sec. Sec. 13.4, 13.5
    motion to strike enacting clause in, Sec. Sec. 13.10-13.12
    nongermane amendments, Sec. Sec. 13.7, 13.8
    passing over without prejudice, Sec. 12.6
    pro forma amendments, Sec. Sec. 13.13-13.17
    recommitting by unanimous consent, Sec.Sec. 12.7
    rescinding passage, Sec. 12.17
    rescinding reference to Court of Claims, Sec. 12.16
    reservation of objection, Sec. Sec. 12.8, 12.9
    transferral to Union Calendar, Sec. 12.18
    unanimous consent to address the House, Sec. 13.3
    withdrawal of committee amendments to, Sec. 13.9
Private bills, Senate, consideration of
    by resolution, Sec. Sec. 14.2, 14.6
    by unanimous consent, Sec. Sec. 14.4, 14.5
Pro forma amendments to private bills, Sec. Sec. 13.13-13.17
Public bills on Consent Calendar
    providing for payment to a class, Sec. 7.3
    providing for payment to foreign subjects, Sec. Sec. 7.1, 7.2
Recommittal
    of amended bill on Consent Calendar, Sec. 9.7
    of private bills by unanimous consent, Sec. 12.7
    restoring bill to Consent Calendar after, Sec. 5.8
Replacing measure on Consent Calendar in subsequent session, Sec. 5.6
Reservation of objection
    to Consent Calendar bill, Sec. 8.4
    to private bills, Sec. Sec. 12.8, 12.9
Restoring bill to Consent Calendar
    by unanimous consent, Sec. 5.9
    by vacating previous proceedings, Sec. Sec. 5.10, 5.11
Seven-day requirement for Private Calendar measures, Sec. 12.1
Special order
    consideration of private bill by, Sec. Sec. 11.5, 11.6
Striking bill from Consent Calendar by unanimous consent, Sec. 5.7
Striking enacting clause of Consent Calendar bill, Sec. 9.8
Superseding Consent Calendar by unanimous consent, Sec. 6.3
Suspension of Consent Calendar for other business, Sec. 4.2
Three-legislative-days requirement
    Consent Calendar bill, Sec. 8.4
    waiver of objection, Sec. 5.2
    waiver of objection by unanimous consent, Sec. Sec. 5.3, 5.4
Timeliness of point of order against Consent Calendar bill, Sec. 9.9
Unanimous consent
    addressing the House on private bills by, Sec. 13.3
    consideration of private bills by, Sec. 11.7
    passing over omnibus private bills by, Sec. Sec. 12.4, 12.5
    Private Calendar, transfer of, by Sec. 11.8
    recommitting private bills by, Sec. 12.7
    restoring bill to Consent Calendar by, Sec. 5.9
    restoring bill to Private Calendar by, Sec. 12.13

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    restoring recommitted bill to Private Calendar by, Sec. Sec. 12.14, 
        12.15
    striking bill from Consent Calendar by, Sec. 5.7
    superseding Consent Calendar by, Sec. 6.3
Unfinished business
    precedence of Consent Calendar over, Sec. 6.1
    Private Calendar as, Sec. 11.13





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