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Deschler's Precedents: Browse
Choose a chapter for the full-text of this multi-volume study of the
historical origins and evolution of House procedures dating back to 1789.
At the top of the "main contents" Web page, the introductory
materials—authorizing legislation for the compilation, preface, acknowledgements,
tributes, and table of abbreviations and terms—are divided into sections
that are presented with direct links to ASCII text and PDF files.
Each chapter name is linked to another Web page that contains a table
of the sections within that chapter. Files are available as ASCII text
or PDF.
Deschler's Precedents, Volumes 1-16 (Chapters 1-33)
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| Chapter |
Document Title |
Volume 1 |
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1 |
Assembly of Congress |
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2 |
Enrolling Members; Administering
the Oath |
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3 |
Party Organization |
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4 |
House Facilities and Capitol Grounds |
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5 |
The House Rules, Journal, and Record |
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6 |
Officers, Officials, and Employees |
Volume 2 |
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7 |
The Members |
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8 |
Elections and
Election Campaigns |
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9 |
Election
Contests |
Volume 3 |
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10 |
Presidential Elections; Electoral
College |
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11 |
Questions of Privilege |
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12 |
Conduct or Discipline of Members,
Officers, or Employees |
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13 |
Powers and Prerogatives of the
House |
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14 |
Impeachment Powers |
Volume 4 |
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15 |
Investigations
and Inquiries |
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16 |
Introduction
and Reference of Bills and Resolutions |
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17 |
Committees |
Volume 5 |
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18 |
Discharging Matters From Committees |
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19 |
The Committee of the Whole |
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20 |
Calls of the House; Quorums |
Volume 6 |
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21 |
Order of Business;
Special Orders |
Volume 7 |
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22 |
Calendars |
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23 |
Motions |
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24 |
Bills, Resolutions, and Memorials |
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25 |
Appropriation Bills |
Volume 8 |
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26 |
Unauthorized
Appropriations; Legislation on Appropriation Bills |
Volume 9 |
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27
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Amendments |
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Volume 10
(Sections 1-24), Volume 11
(Sections 25-end,
plus index)
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28
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Amendments
and the Germaneness Rule |
Volume 12
(Sections 1-34), Volume 13
(Sections 35-end,
plus index) |
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29 |
Consideration and
Debate |
Volume 14 |
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30 |
Voting |
Volume 15 |
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31 |
Points of Order; Parliamentary
Inquiries |
Volume 16 |
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32 |
House-Senate Relations |
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33 |
House-Senate Conferences |
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