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.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
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- IntroducedOct 30, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors
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- Oct 30, 2023Introduced in House
- Oct 30, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Subjects
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- Oct 30, 2023Introduced in House
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