HRES 154 · 104th Congress · Congress

To amend clause 2(a) of House Rule XXIII to extend the length of time required before considering the report of a committee of conference.

Introduced 1995-05-18· Sponsored by Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House.(1995-09-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider a conference committee report until: (1) ten (currently, three) days after it is filed (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays); or (2) if the ten-day period is waived, three days after it is filed. Allows the three-day period to be waived in accordance with a report of the Committee on Rules adopted by a two-thirds vote, a quorum being present, making in order the consideration of a specified conference report. Provides that, during the last six days of a session, if the question of consideration is raised against a conference report that does not meet the requirements of this Act, the report may be considered only if the question is adopted by a two-thirds vote, a quorum being present.…

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