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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaahoa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code 98-564 GOV Updated February 2, 2001 vz*tCRS Report for Congress Committee of the Whole: Stages of Action on Measures Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Generally, the House gives initial floor consideration to the most important legislation in Committee of the Whole, a parliamentary device that is technically a committee of the House to which all Members belong. House Rule XVIII prescribes procedures to be followed in Committee of the Whole. Often, these procedures may be modified by the terms of a special rule for considering a specific measure. Clause 3 of Rule XVIII requires that revenue, appropriation, and authorization measures be considered initially in Committee of the Whole. Other measures also are sometimes considered in Committee of the Whole pursuant to special rules. Because the Committee of the Whole is technically a committee, it can only recommend amendments, and must report measures back for final action under the rules of the House proper. Proceedings on measures considered in Committee of the Whole involve the following eight stages. * House Resolves into Committee of the Whole. The House has two ways of taking up a measure in Committee of the Whole. (1) Usually, a special rule provides that the Speaker may declare the House resolved into Committee of the Whole to consider the measure specified (Rule XVIII, clause 2(b)). (2) For certain privileged measures, such as general appropriation bills, the majority floor manager may move that the House resolve into Committee of the Whole to consider the measure (clause 2(a)). In either case, the Speaker then leaves the chair, and appoints another Member to serve as chair of the Committee of the Whole (clause 1 (a)). The chair is usually a member of the majority party who does not serve on a committee with jurisdiction over the measure. * GeneralDebate. A special rule normally specifies a time limit for general debate, often one hour, equally divided and controlled by majority and minority floor managers. Otherwise, the majority manager obtains unanimous consent for such an arrangement before the House resolves into committee. If a measure is reported from several committees, a pair of managers from each Congressional Research Service IIIII111l111 l Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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