    [Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 119th Congress]
    [119th Congress]
    [House Document 118-187]
    [Jeffersons Manual of ParliamentaryPractice]
    [Pages 229-230]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                         sec. xxvii--report of committee

    Sec. 418. Parliamentary method of submitting
    reports.

      The  chairman of the committee, standing in his place, informs the
    House that the committee to whom was referred such a bill, have,
    according to order, had the same under consideration, and have directed
    him to report the same without any amendment, or with sundry amendments
    (as the case may be), which he is ready to do when the House pleases to
    receive it. And he or any other may move that it be now received; but
    the cry of ``now, now,'' from the House, generally dispenses with the
    formality of a motion and question. He then reads the amendments, with
    the coherence in the bill, and opens the alterations and the reasons of
    the committee for such amendments, until he has gone through the whole.
    He then delivers it at the Clerk's table, where the amendments reported
    are read by the Clerk without the coherence; whereupon the papers lie
    upon the table till the House, at its convenience, shall take up the
    report. Scob., 52; Hakew., 148.

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    Cong., Oct. 8, 1974, p. 34406). For a discussion of the layover rule,
    see Sec. 850, infra.

      This provision is to a large extent obsolete so far as the practice of
    the House is concerned. Most of the reports of committees are made by
    filing them with the Clerk without reading (clause 2 of rule XIII), and
    only the reports of committees having leave to report at any time are
    made by the chair or other member of the committee from the floor
    (clause 5 of rule XIII). Except as provided in clause 2(c) of rule XIII,
    committee reports must be submitted while the House is in session; and
    this requirement may be waived by only by order of the House (by rule,
    suspension, or unanimous consent but not by motion) (Dec. 17, 1982, p.
    31951). Subject to availability requirements under clause 4 and timing
    considerations under clause 6 of rule XIII, all reports privileged under
    clause 5 of rule XIII may be called up for consideration immediately
    after being filed (H. Res. 988, 93d

    Sec. 419. Reports; dissolution and revival of select
    committees.

      The  report being made, the committee is dissolved and can act
    no more without a new power. Scob. 51. But it may be revived by a vote,
    and the same matter recommitted to them. 4 Grey, 361.

      This provision does not apply now to the Committees of the Whole or to
    the standing committees. It does apply to select committees, which
    expire when they report finally, but may be revived by the action of the
    House in referring in open House a new matter (IV, 4404, 4405). The
    provision does not preclude a standing committee from reporting a bill
    similar to one previously reported by such committee (VIII, 2311).