Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to preclude the Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide for the consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 hours of debate.

Amends Rule XIII (Calendars and Committee Reports) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit the House Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide less than 10 hours of debate (inclusive of debates on amendments).

Requires any such rule or order also to provide that, if a motion to limit debate is offered, it may only take effect if there is an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those voting, a quorum being present.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 166 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 166

  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to preclude the 
 Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide 
 for the consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 
                            hours of debate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 2015

 Mr. Ashford submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to preclude the 
 Committee on Rules from reporting a rule or order that would provide 
 for the consideration of a bill or joint resolution with less than 10 
                            hours of debate.

    Resolved, That clause 6 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(h) The Committee on Rules may not report a rule or order that 
would provide less than 10 hours of debate (inclusive of debates on 
amendments). Any such rule or order shall also provide that if a motion 
to limit debate is offered, such a motion may only take effect if there 
is an affirmative vote of two-thirds of those voting, a quorum being 
present.''.
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