HRES 819
111th Congress
House
Congress
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for division of the question on the legislative proposals involved to allow separate votes on disparate matters.
Introduced: October 8, 2009
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Oct 8, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Oct 8, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends Rule XVI (Motions and Amendments) of the Rules of the House of Representatives with respect to the division of a question under debate. Provides that any division of a question into distinct propositions shall depend on the propositions involved and not upon grammatical structure.
Amends Rule XIII (Calendar and Committee Reports) to prohibit the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would waive clause 5 (on the divisibility of questions under debate) of Rule XVI.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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