Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party.

Bill: 118-hres-826
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Max L. [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2023-10-30
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution limits the privileged status (precedence over the regular order of business, superseding or interrupting other matters before the House of Representatives) of a motion before the House causing a vacancy in the office of Speaker.&nbsp; Specifically, privilege may occur on such a motion only when offered by at least 112 Members from the majority party or at least 112 Members from the minority party.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 826 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2023 Mr. Miller of Ohio submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to limit the privileged status of a motion causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker to motions offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party.

1. Limitation on privileged status of motion to vacate chair Clause 2(a) of rule IX of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (3) A resolution causing a vacancy in the Office of Speaker shall not be privileged except if offered by direction of not fewer than 112 Members from the majority party or 112 Members from the minority party. .