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Committees-Continued.

Shall report within one week on resolutions of inquiry directed
to Executive Departments. (XXII, 5)

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Business before, at close of a session shall be resumed by them

at next session of same Congress.

(XXVII)..........

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Business before, at close of a Congress shall be delivered to

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Member may be appointed on, before he is sworn

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Sitting during session of House or recess....

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Resolution authorizing committees to sit during recess, etc., is

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Amendments of, have precedence....

As to rules governing standing and select committees

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Can not receive petitions except through House....
Matters referred to, how delivered to

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Can not be instructed to do what the House can not do
Can not change subject of bills.....

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Call of......

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Having leave to report at all times may report in part at dif-
ferent times...

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Right of, to report at any time carries right to consider....
Can not report a bill on subject-matter not referred to them..
Dissolution of select....

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Where dispute arises as to whether report is ordered by
Minority can not report, but leave is usually given to present
their views...

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Member making report from, may open and close debate

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Select, hold through the Congress unless sooner dissolved by
making its report......

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Committees-Continued.

Witness before, can not refuse to answer criminating questions.
Duty of Speaker where witness fails to testify .......
Jurisdiction of, as to proposed legislation...

Committees, Conference-

Shall be appointed by Speaker. (X, 2)................

Committees, Joint. (See also under their respective titles.)

Speaker shall appoint following, at commencement of each

Congress.

(X, 1) ..........

On the Library, to consist of three members. (X)

On Printing, to consist of three members. (X)

On Enrolled Bills. (X)

Committees, Select.

Shall be appointed by Speaker. (X, 2).

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Digest.

Privilege to sit during session of House generally given to ...
Are dissolved by making report

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Resolution appointing select committee does not change stand-
ing rule. (See Rules X and XXVIII).

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Do not hold over session at which appointed unless specially
authorized..

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Committees, Standing. (See also under their respective titles.)
Speaker shall appoint the, at commencement of each Congress.
(X, 1; XII).................

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Committee of the Whole-

Speaker shall leave his chair and appoint chairman to preside

over. (XXIII, 1) .......

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Chairman of, may order galleries or lobby cleared in case of
disorder. (XXIII, 1)................

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Shall resume their sitting if on calling roll a quorum appears.
(XXIII, 2)............

Motious involving tax or charge upon the people; proceedings
touching appropriations; bills making or requiring appro-
priations, authorizing payments out of appropriations, or re-
leasing liability to United States shall be first considered in
(XXIII, 3)

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Debate in, may be closed by order of the committee. (XXIII,

6)

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Debate allowed on amendments in (XXIII, 5)..
Committee (XXIII, 6)....

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Committee of the Whole-Continued.

When adverse recommendation of, is disagreed to by House,
bill shall stand recommitted unless referred to a committee,
and then when reported back shall be recommitted. (XXIII,
7) .......

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When without quorum roll shall be called and names of ab-
sentees reported to the House. (XXIII, 2)...................
Rules of the House shall govern when applicable. (XXIII, 8).

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Digest.

Two Committees of the Whole recognized under rules
In case of confusion Speaker may take chair and bring House
to order

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Chairman may administer oaths to witnesses before.....
Cannot take recess

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Quorum is same in, unless otherwise fixed by House..

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Practice in..............

What motions are not in order in...

Speaker can not rule on what occurred in, unless reported....

Closing debate in

May originate bill....

As to closing debate in....

Can not extend time fixed by House for closing debate in...............
Nor can chairman entertain a request for extension of time
Case of clause amended and afterward substitute adopted by.
Case of bill amended and afterward stricken out by
Motion to rise always in order in......

Member may yield the floor for a motion to rise....
Motion to rise may be withdrawn at any time before vote is
declared.....

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As to motion to rise in, when a quorum has not voted
Bills that do not directly require appropriation do not neces-
sarily go to......

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Bill must show on its face with reasonable certainty that addi-
tional appropriatians will be required if it becomes law....
Bills changing manner of expenditure do not necessarily go to
Bills granting lands on new condition are within scope of this
rule.....

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Committee of the Whole-Continued.

When Senate amendment presents no new proposition, not re-
quired to be considered in..

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When rules have been suspended a point of order under this
rule is not good......

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Bill does not lose privileged character by reference to......
Can rule out of order any part of bill committed if in conflict
with clause 3, Rule XXI..

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How bills are considered in......

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A clause or section passed over can not be recurred to in.....
Unfinished business in

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As to unfinished business of.....

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Motion to discharge, from further consideration of a bill con-
sidered but undisposed of, not in order.............

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Amendments reported from, as an entirety, not divisible.

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Practice as to bills being considered in the House as in...

Rejection of motion to report bill favorably to House does not

order it to be reported adversely....

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Common Parliamentary Law. (See PARLIAMENTARY LAW.)
Compensation-

Accounts of members for pay and mileage shall be kept and
paid by Sergeant-at-Arms. (IV, 1)..............

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Accounts of members for stationery shall be kept and paid by
Clerk. (III, 3)..............

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Shall be passed as public accounts and paid out of Treasury..
Accounts for, shall be certified by Speaker.

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To member elected to fill vacancy shall begin when that of
predecessor ceased ....

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Balance of, due deceased member, shall be paid to widow...

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How computed....................

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In cases of vacancies..

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Compensation-Continued.

How, of members and Congressional employés to be paid in
certain contingencies....

Concurrence-

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Digest.

Effect of negative vote on question of

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Concurrent Resolutions. (See also RESOLUTIONS.)

Required to adjourn for more than three days or to any other

place. (Digest)

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Digest.

Form of, for adjournment of session.

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Required for printing extra copies of documents when cost ex-
ceeds $500

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Conference Committees-

Precedence of consideration of reports of (XVIII, 1)........................

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Prescribing when reports of, in order. (XXIX)............

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Reports of, shall give detailed statement of effect of amend-
ments or propositions on which made. (XXIX)...............

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May be asked in all cases of difference of opinion

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Usually consist of three members of each house....

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Reports of, shall be signed by majority of committee of each
house....

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Sometimes take place after adherence by one house
Usually two, held before adherence ...

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Separate vote can not be had on different propositions in report
Motion to recede takes precedence of motion to insist and ask.
Motion to insist and ask takes precedence of motion to adhere.
Motion to recede, when may be made but not debated....
As to reception of ................

Members of, allowed to be absent from House.

When unable to agree..

Where report of, disagreed to.....

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May report agreement as to part and disagreement as to part.
When substitute may be reported...

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