CHAPTER 24

Bills, Resolutions, Petitions, and Memorials

A. Introductory; Various Types of Bills, Resolutions, and Other Mechanisms for Action § 1. In General § 2. Bills § 3. Private Bills § 4. Joint Resolutions § 5. Concurrent Resolutions § 6. Simple Resolutions § 7. Resolutions of Approval or Disapproval of Execu- tive Plans; the ‘‘Legislative Veto’’ § 8. Resolutions of Inquiry § 9. Titles and Preambles § 10. Petitions and Memorials

B. General Procedures Associated With Passage of Legis- lation § 11. Readings § 12. Engrossment § 13. Transmission of Legislative Messages Between House and Senate § 14. Enrollment; Correcting Bills in Enrollment § 15. Signing § 16. Recalling Bills From the President

C. Veto Powers § 17. In General

Commentary and editing by David Paul Bird, J.D.

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§ 18. Effect of Adjournment; the Pocket Veto § 19. Proposals for Item Veto § 20. Return of Vetoed Bills § 21. Motions Relating to Vetoes § 22. Consideration and Passage of Vetoed Bills; Voting § 23. Disposition of Vetoed Bills After Reconsideration

D. Vacating Legislative Actions § 24. Procedure

INDEX TO PRECEDENTS

Adjournment Concurrent resolution—Cont. bills signed during, §§ 15.9–15.11 conference managers authorized by, day certain, signing bill during ad- § 5.16 journment to, §§ 15.3, 15.7 conference report amended by, § 5.17 rescinding by concurrent resolution, engrossment of bill changed by, § 12.6 § 5.15 enrolled bill, correction in authorized sine die, authorization to sign, fol- by, § 14.7 lowing, §§ 15.1, 15.4 enrollment of bill changed by, Sec. 14.9 three days, by concurrent resolution, when more than, § 5.10 enrollment of bill, making technical Aggression, joint resolution author- corrections in, §§ 14.5, 14.7, 14.14– izing response to enemy’s, § 4.17 14.18 Amendment form, recalling bill from President, enrollment, omission in, amendment to § 16.1 correct, § 14.18 funds, providing for additional com- titles, amendment of, §§ 9.3, 9.4 mittee, § 5.7 Appropriation and revenue meas- greeting English royalty, § 5.34 ures, House prerogatives as to, hearings authorized by, § 5.6 § 13.3 honoring foreign governments, §§ 5.32, Committee jurisdiction of resolu- 5.33 tions of inquiry, § 8.1 Committee of the Whole honoring former Presidents, §§ 5.28, preamble consideration in, §§ 9.6, 9.7 5.29 suspension of proceedings in, to permit honoring military figures, §§ 5.30, 5.31 signing of bill, § 15.18 joint committee established by, §§ 5.2– Concurrent resolution 5.5 attendance at foreign meeting, author- joint session, providing for, §§ 5.19– izing Members’, § 5.27 5.24

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Concurrent resolution—Cont. Discharge—Cont. legislative budget for fiscal year estab- resolution of inquiry, filed without lished by, § 5.25 written report, considered as dis- prayer room for Members established charged, § 8.12 by, § 5.26 Electoral votes, joint resolution preamble of, motion to strike, § 9.10 changing date for counting of, § 4.6 rescinding adjournment, § 5.15 Engrossment rescinding conference committee, § 5.18 changing by concurrent resolution, rescinding enrollment of bill, §§ 14.9– §§ 12.6, 12.7 14.12 changing by unanimous consent, rescinding passage of bill, § 5.14 §§ 12.8–12.13 return of enrolled bill to Senate, re- changing by unanimous consent, time- quested by, § 14.8 liness of, § 12.2 sine die adjournment, authorizing, Committee of the Whole, corrections §§ 5.8, 5.9 not in order in, § 12.2 text of bill changed by, §§ 5.12, 5.13 Senate amendment, engrossed copy of use of, § 5.1 bill corrected before action on, § 12.7 Conference committee, rescinding by simple resolution, effecting changes in, concurrent resolution, § 5.18 §§ 12.3, 12.5 Conference report, amending by con- star print, § 12.1 current resolution, § 5.17 Enrollment Consideration concurrent resolution rescinding, resolution of disapproval agreed to §§ 14.9–14.12 without debate, § 7.21 duty placed on Secretary of Senate, resolution of disapproval, precedence § 14.4 of, §§ 7.14, 7.15 resolution of disapproval, procedure enrolled House bill returned to the for, consideration of, § 7.12 Senate, § 14.8 resolution of inquiry, considered by House Administration, Committee on, unanimous consent, § 8.14 responsibility of, § 14.2 Convening Congress, joint resolution omission in, amendment to correct, setting date for, § 4.5 § 14.19 Declaration of war, joint resolution re-enrollment with a change, § 14.15 authorizing, § 4.16 technical corrections made by concur- Discharge rent resolution, §§ 14.5, 14.7, 14.14– resolution of disapproval, committee 14.18 discharged from consideration by Germaneness of titles, § 9.2 unanimous consent, § 7.6 Gulf of Tonkin resolution author- resolution of disapproval, limitation as izing military force, § 4.17 to debate on, §§ 7.8–7.10 Hearings, concurrent resolution au- resolution of disapproval, qualification thorizing, § 5.6 of Member moving to discharge, § 7.7 House–Senate conference, simple resolution of inquiry, debate after dis- resolution requesting, § 6.10 charge of, § 8.9 Interpretation of bills, §§ 2.1, 2.2

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Joint committee Petitions, presentation of, by peti- concurrent resolution establishing, tioners, § 10.2 §§ 5.2–5.5 Preamble joint resolution establishing, § 4.10 generally, § 9.5 Joint resolutions amendment to, time for consideration, authorizing a publication, §§ 4.8, 4.9 §§ 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 constitutional amendment, §§ 4.1, 4.2 Committee of the Whole, considered in, continuing appropriations, § 4.3 §§ 9.6, 9.7 date for convening Congress, § 4.5 House concurrent resolution, motion to date for counting electoral votes, § 4.6 strike out, § 9.10 date for Presidential budget, § 4.7 strike out, motion to, § 9.10 date for reorganization plan, § 4.4 Prerogatives of the House regarding declaration of war, § 4.16 revenue bills and appropriation establishing a joint committee, § 4.10 measures, § 13.3 granting subpena power, § 4.11 Presidential budget, joint resolution honoring President Lincoln, §§ 4.14, setting date for submitting, § 4.7 4.15 Presidents, concurrent resolutions honoring President Truman, § 4.13 honoring former, §§ 5.28, 5.29 military action, resolution authorizing, Presidents, joint resolutions hon- § 4.17 oring, §§ 4.13–4.15 preamble, amendment of, § 9.11 Private bills travel appropriations, § 4.12 authorizing acceptance of foreign Joint session honor, § 3.1 concurrent resolution providing for, calendar, private, criteria for placing honoring George Washington, § 5.20 bill on, § 3.4 concurrent resolution providing for, to public bills distinguished, §§ 3.1–3.3 count electoral votes, § 5.23 Reading of bill concurrent resolution providing for, to full reading in Committee of the hear foreign dignitary, § 5.24 Whole, § 11.1 concurrent resolution providing for, to point of no quorum interrupting, § 11.2 hear Presidential communication, Senate practice, §§ 11.5, 11.6 §§ 5.19, 5.21, 5.22 Recalling bill from President Legislative budget, concurrent reso- concurrent resolution requesting Presi- lution establishing, § 5.25 dent to return bill, §§ 16.1, 16.6 Message from House to Senate re- message from President returning bill, garding enrolled bills, § 13.1 §§ 16.8, 16.9 Message from Senate to House re- garding bill passage, § 13.2 postponing bill indefinitely after, § 16.5 Motion to lay resolution of inquiry re–enrollment, for purpose of, §§ 16.2– on the table, § 8.8 16.4 Motion to recommit, timeliness of, transmittal of returned bill to the Sen- §§ 11.3, 11.4 ate, § 16.7 Petitions and memorials introduced Recommit, timeliness of motion to, by request, § 10.1 §§ 11.3, 11.4

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Referral of vetoed bill messaged Resolution of inquiry—Cont. from Senate, § 20.7 motion to lay on the table, § 8.8 Reorganization plan, joint resolution nonprivileged resolution soliciting setting date for, § 4.4 opinions, § 8.2 Resolution of approval or dis- privileged status, § 8.5 approval referred to House Calendar, § 8.6 affirmative majority vote for adoption reply to, referred to committee, § 8.11 of, § 7.25 reporting date, extension of, § 8.4 amendment prohibition, § 7.23 time for reporting, § 8.3 Committee of the Whole, report by, waiver of three-day availability re- House consideration of, § 7.24 quirement for report, § 8.13 consideration and debate, allotment of written report, resolution filed without, time to opposition for, § 7.22 § 8.12 consideration without debate, § 7.21 yields to Private Calendar, § 8.7 debate on, limited by unanimous con- Revenue and appropriation meas- sent, §§ 7.17–7.19 ures, House prerogatives as to, discharge by unanimous consent, § 7.6 § 13.3 discharge, limitation of debate on mo- Rules of the House tion to, §§ 7.8–7.10 simple resolution adopting, § 6.2 House as in Committee of the Whole, simple resolution amending, § 6.4 considered in, § 7.19 simple resolution waiving, § 6.3 House disapproval of reorganization Signing of bills and resolutions plan, Senate action relating to, adjournment, announcements as to §§ 7.26, 7.27 bills signed during, §§ 15.9–15.11 precedence of consideration, §§ 7.14, adjournment, authorizing signing dur- 7.15 ing, by resolution, §§ 15.1–15.3 privileged motion for consideration of, adjournment, unanimous consent au- § 7.11 thorizing for signing during, §§ 15.4– procedure for consideration of, § 7.12 15.8 reorganization plan, effective date, duplicate copies of bills, §§ 15.16, 15.17 §§ 7.3, 7.4 ‘‘during any adjournment,’’ §§ 15.3, Senate joint resolution passed, in lieu 15.7 of House version, § 7.2 interrupting proceedings in Committee termination of authority, provision for, of the Whole, § 15.18 in resolution of approval, § 7.1 President pro tempore signing bills, time limits on debate in Senate, § 7.16 §§ 15.2, 15.19 Resolution of inquiry remainder of session, signing author- committee action, § 8.10 ized for, §§ 15.2, 15.7 committee jurisdiction, §§ 8.1, 8.11 sine die adjournment, during, §§ 15.1, consideration by unanimous consent, 15.4 § 8.14 Speaker pro tempore signing bills, debate after discharge, § 8.9 §§ 15.14, 15.15 discharge by committee motion, § 8.12 vacated, §§ 15.12, 15.13

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Simple resolution Titles—Cont. committee investigation authorized by, purpose of, § 9.1 §§ 6.5–6.7 Unanimous consent conference with Senate requested by, engrossment of bill changed by, § 6.10 §§ 12.8–12.13 effect of, § 6.1 Unanimous-consent request, timeli- engrossment of bill changed by, §§ 12.3, ness of request to change engross- 12.5 ment of bill, § 12.2 expressing sympathy, § 6.18 Vacating particular proceedings preamble amendable after adoption of, adoption of amendments, § 24.7 § 9.9 agreement to concurrent resolution, providing a standing order of business, § 24.10 § 6.11 agreement to simple resolutions, rescinding resolution previously adopt- §§ 24.8, 24.9 ed, § 6.9 passage of bills, §§ 24.1–24.4 response to subpena, resolution au- passage of joint resolution, § 24.11 thorizing, §§ 6.13–6.17 postponement, indefinite, of joint reso- rules of the House adopted by, § 6.2 lution, vacated, § 24.12 rules of the House amended by, § 6.4 reporting of bill by committee order, rules of the House waived by, § 6.3 § 24.6 Senate film report, providing for, § 6.12 ‘‘tabling’’ of bills, § 24.5 special rules, use of simple resolution Veto for, § 6.8 error in veto message, § 20.8 subpena, authorizing response to, item veto §§ 19.1, 19.2 §§ 6.13–6.17 message, personal delivery of, § 20.5 use of, § 6.1 pocket veto, notification of, §§ 18.1– Sine die adjournment 18.3 concurrent resolution providing for, presentation of bill to President de- §§ 5.8, 5.9 layed, legal question arising from, signing bills or resolutions during, § 17.3 §§ 15.1, 15.4 receipt of veto message announced, Special rules, simple resolutions § 20.2 used for, § 6.8 signing resolution similar to one pre- Subpena, joint resolution granting viously vetoed, § 17.7 power to, § 4.11 ten-day period, commencement of, Subpena, simple resolution author- §§ 17.1–17.5 izing response to, §§ 6.13–6.17 timeliness of, §§ 17.1–17.5 Table, motion to lay resolution of in- veto message laid before the House, quiry on, § 8.8 § 20.1 Titles veto message received by the Clerk, amendment of, §§ 9.3, 9.4 §§ 20.3, 20.4 germaneness of amendment to bill not veto message returned to President, determined by, § 9.2 § 20.9

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Vetoed bill Vetoed bill—Cont. Calendar Wednesday, consideration of postpone consideration, motion to, as veto message on, § 22.4 privileged, § 21.10 consideration of veto message, effect of postpone, rejection of motion to, effect rejection of motion to postpone, § 21.2 of, § 21.2 consideration of veto message, motion precedence of motion to refer, § 21.1 to postpone, § 21.9 previous question, demand for as pre- consideration of veto message, motion cluding debate, § 22.9 to postpone, as privileged, § 21.10 recapitulation of vote, § 22.11, debate on motion to refer, § 21.12 debate on passing over President’s reference to committee, objection to, veto, §§ 22.7, 22.8 § 21.6 discharge, motion to, as privileged, refer, precedence of motion to, § 21.1 § 21.8 referred to committee by motion, § 21.4 failure to override, bill and veto mes- sage referred to committee after, referred to committee by unanimous § 23.1 consent, § 21.5 motion to refer defeated, effect of, reported from committee, § 22.5 § 21.3 report from committee as privileged, notification of House action on, § 23.2 § 22.6 notification of Senate action on, § 20.6 pairs on question of override, § 22.12 unfinished business, §§ 22.1–22.3 postpone consideration, motion to, gen- yeas and nays, requirement on over- erally, § 21.9 ride of, voting by, § 22.10

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