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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjaf ,mr4
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0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! consid]ation 9 ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ,s5ate ( !   
text ( any legislation :i* has n be5    
publi%$ onl9e at lea/ #gb h\rs prior to 
its consid]ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,read ! ,bill ,act4  #b4 ,requir+ text (
 legislation to be available prior to   
consid]ation 9 ,h\se or ,s5ate  7a7     
,requir+ ,availability ( ,text ,x %all n
 be 9 ord] to consid] any bill or       
resolution 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
7includ+ ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on
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text ( ! bill or resolution to be       
consid]$1 includ+ text made 9 ord] 9 !  
,h\se 7or ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole7 z a   
result ( ! adoption by ! ,h\se ( a      
resolution provid+ = consid]ation ( !   
bill or resolution1 is publi%$ on an    

(ficial website ( ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se or !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate 7z ! case may be7 
n few] ?an ! applicable m9imum numb] (  
h\rs prior to ! consid]ation ( ! bill or
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,numb] ( ,h\rs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,=        
purposes ( ?is section1 ! applicable    
m9imum numb] ( h\rs ) respect to ! text 
( a bill or resolution is-- 7,a7 9 !    
case ( text ( #cjj or few] pages1 #gb   
h\rs2 or  7,b7 9 ! case ( text ( m ?an  
#cjj pages1 ! sum ( #gb h\rs plus #bd   
h\rs = ea* additional increm5t ( text ( 
#ajj or few] pages4  7#b7 ,exclud+ h\rs 
dur+ :i* ,h\se or ,s5ate is n 9 session 
,9 det]m9+ ! applicable numb] ( h\rs "u 
p>agraph 7#a71 !re %all be exclud$ any  
h\r dur+ :i* ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
is n 9 session 79 ! case ( a bill or    
resolution 9 ! ,h\se7 or any h\r dur+   
:i* ! ,s5ate is n 9 session 79 ! case ( 
a bill or resolution 9 ! ,s5ate74  7c7  
,no waiv] or modification ,nei!r ,h\se (
 ,congress1 nor ,congress jo9tly1 by    
concurr5t resolution1 unanim\s cons5t1  

or any o!r ord]1 resolution1 vote1 or   
o!r means1 may disp5se )1 or o!rwise    
waive or modify1 ! requirem5ts set =? 9 
?is section4  #c4 ,rules = %[+ am5dm5ts 
made to exi/+ law by bills or jo9t      
resolutions  7a7 ,mat]ial ,to be includ$
 9 committee reports ,:5ev] a committee 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ,s5ate   
reports a bill or jo9t resolution       
propos+ to repeal or am5d a /atute or "p
 !re(1 x %all include 9 its report or 9 
an accompany+ docum5t--  7#a7 ! entire  
text ( ea* section ( a /atute t is      
propos$ to be repeal$ or am5d$2 &  7#b7 
a comp>ative pr9t ( ea* am5dm5t to a    
section ( a /atute t ! bill or jo9t     
resolution proposes to make1 %[+ by     
appropriate typographical devices !     
omissions & ins]tions propos$4  7b7     
,requirem5ts = comp>ative pr9t ,if a    
committee ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or
 ,s5ate reports a bill or jo9t          
resolution propos+ to repeal or am5d a  
/atute or "p !re( ) a recomm5dation t ! 
bill or jo9t resolution be am5d$1 !     

comp>ative pr9t requir$ by subsection   
7a7 %all reflect ! *anges 9 exi/+ law   
propos$ to be made by ! bill or jo9t    
resolution z propos$ to be am5d$4  7c7  
,prohibit+ consid]ation ( report$ bills 
or jo9t resolutions fail+ ,to meet      
requirem5ts ,x %all n be 9 ord] to      
consid] any bill or jo9t resolution 9 ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7includ+ !      
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union7 or ,s5ate :i* is report$ by a 
committee if ! committee does n meet !  
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a7 or 7b7 )   
respect to ! bill or jo9t resolution4   
7d7 ,no waiv] or modification ,nei!r    
,h\se ( ,congress1 nor ,congress jo9tly1
 by concurr5t resolution1 unanim\s      
cons5t1 or any o!r ord]1 resolution1    
vote1 or o!r means1 may disp5se )1 or   
o!rwise waive or modify1 ! requirem5ts  
set =? 9 ?is section4  #d4 ,en=cem5t    
7a7 ,no legal effect = ,acts ( ,congress
 fail+ ,to meet requirem5ts ,an ,act (  
,congress t 0 consid]$ z a bill or      
resolution 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  

or ,s5ate 9 violation ( ! applicable    
requirem5ts ( section #b or #c %all h no
 =ce or effect1 & no legal1 equitable1  
regulatory1 civil1 or crim9al action may
 be br\ght "u su* an ,act ( ,congress4  
7b7 ,cause ( ,action ,)\t reg>d to !    
am\nt 9 controv]sy1 a cause ( action "u 
sections #bbja & #bbjb ( title #bh1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 aga9/ ! ,unit$     
,/ates seek+ appropriate relief 7includ+
 an injunction aga9/ en=cem5t ( any ,act
 ( ,congress ! consid]ation ( :i* 0 9   
violation ( ! applicable requirem5ts (  
section #b or #c7 may be br\ght by--    
7#a7 a p]son aggriev$ by an action ( an 
(fic] or employee 9 ! executive bran* ( 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "u su* an ,act (     
,congress2 &  7#b7 a ,memb] ( ,congress 
aggriev$ by ! consid]ation ( a bill or  
resolution 9 violation ( su* applicable 
requirem5ts by ! ,h\se ( ,congress 9 :i*
 ! ,memb] s]ves4  #e4 ,effective date   
,?is ,act %all apply ) respect to any   
bill or resolution consid]$ 9 ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate aft] ! date ( 

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