Number: 98-439
Title: Amendment Process in the Committee of the Whole
Authors: Judy Schneider, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: Amendments are usually considered not in the House, but in the Committee of the Whole, a parliamentary device designed to expedite the amendment process. For example, in the House, Members are generally recognized under the "hour rule;" in the Committee of the Whole, they are recognized to speak under the "five-minute rule." Q quorum in the House is 218; in the Committee of the Whole, 100. This report addresses the amendment process in the Committee of the Whole.
Pages: 2
Date: April 15, 2008