House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 108th Congress.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Congress.

United States. Congress. House.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

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Summary:

Discusses changes in House rules affecting floor proceedings in 108th Congress, in part as response to 9/11 terrorist attacks. Reviews changes regarding speaker succession, emergency recess, accounting of vacancies, motions to instruct conferees, electronic devices on floor, repeal of speaker term limit, staff access to floor, five-minute voting in a series, proceedings during call of House, and suspension of rules of Wednesdays.

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CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. House Rules Changes Affecting Floor Proceedings in the 108th Congress

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