Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members…
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This resolution limits the privileged status (precedence over the regular order of business, superseding or interrupting other matters before the House of Representatives) of a motion before the House causing a vacancy in the office of Speaker. Specifically, privilege may occur on such a motion only when offered by at least 112 Members from the majority party or at least 112 Members from the minority party.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 826: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-826/
"H. Res. 826: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-826/.
H. Res. 826, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-826/.
[H. Res. 826: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-826/)