Resolution to prohibit bringing any measure or matter up under a suspension of the rules unless authorized by the committee having jurisdiction or its chairman and ranking minority member.

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Amends rule XXVII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to direct that it shall not be in order to entertain a motion to suspend the rules to consider any measure or matter unless the committee having jurisdiction over the measure or matter, by roll call vote, a majority being actually present, authorizes consideration of the measure or matter under a suspension of the rules, or if a written request has been filed with the Speaker by the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee having jurisdiction over the measure or matter, asking for its consideration under a suspension of the rules.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 January 1977

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