The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses

Beth, Richard S.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    House rules and procedure;    House of Representatives;   

RP-ID  :  97-552
RP-ID  :  97-552_2003Jan30

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the "discharge rule" of the House of Representatives, which 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. 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.