Discharge Rule in the House of Representatives (Paperback)

The 'discharge rule' of the House of Representatives allows a measure to come to the floor for consideration, even if the committee of referral does not report it and the leadership does not schedule it. To initiate this action, a majority of House Members must first sign a petition for that purpose. The rule permits either (1) the committee of referral to be discharged from the measure itself; or (2) the Committee on Rules to be discharged from a special rule for considering the measure. Layover periods required by the rule permit the Committee on Rules to pre-empt a discharge attempt, and recover control of the floor agenda, by securing adoption of an alternative special rule for considering the measure. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Function of the Discharge Rule; Pertinent Features of the Discharge Rule and their Development; Data Presented in This Report; Recent Discharge Attempts on Measures That Became Available for Floor Action; Use and Success of the Discharge Procedure; Frequency of Discharge Attempts; Use of the Three Forms of Discharge; Success of Discharge Attempts; Other Forms of Action on Measures Subjected to Discharge Attempts; Action After a Petition is Entered

General

Imprint:	Nova Biomedical Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2004
Editors:	Richard S. Beth
Dimensions:	140 x 215 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	43
ISBN-13:	978-1-59033-873-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59033-873-1
Barcode:	9781590338735

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