Effect of adoption of special order of business in House of Representatives
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/us/usc/t2/s645a
Title
2 — The Congress
Chapter
CH17A
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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For purposes of a reported bill or joint resolution considered in the House of Representatives pursuant to a special order of business, the term “as reported” in this subchapter or subchapter II shall be considered to refer to the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be. In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order under section 634 of this title shall be determined on the basis of the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.
(Pub. L. 93–344, title III, § 315, as added Pub. L. 105–33, title X, § 10115(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 690; amended Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title I, § 122(11), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1176.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2013—Pub. L. 113–67 inserted at end “In the case of a reported bill or joint resolution considered pursuant to a special order of business, a point of order under section 634 of this title shall be determined on the basis of the text made in order as an original bill or joint resolution for the purpose of amendment or to the text on which the previous question is ordered directly to passage, as the case may be.”
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