Rules of the United States House of Representatives

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rules_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives
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Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
1789
gptkbp:appliesTo members of the House
House committees
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House
House Parliamentarian
gptkbp:governs gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rules of the United States House of Representatives
gptkbp:includes rules on amendments
rules on committees
rules on decorum
rules on motions
rules on voting
rules on order of business
rules on quorum
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:publishedIn House Rules and Manual
gptkbp:purpose establish order of business
define committee structure
define powers of Speaker
regulate legislative process
set procedures for debate
set procedures for voting
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension two-thirds vote
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Jefferson's_Manual
gptkbp:updated at the beginning of each Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jefferson's_Manual
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7