Number: 98-612
Title: Special Rules and Options for Regulating the Amending Process
Authors: Megan Suzanne Lynch, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: A special rule is a House resolution that regulates floor consideration of a specific legislative measure named in the resolution. When adopted by the House, the requirements prescribed by a special rule supersede the standing rules of the House, but only in application to the measure named. This report identifies the most common kinds of modifications recommended by the Rules Committee.
Pages: 2
Date: November 19, 2008