Number: RL34757
Title: The Motion to Recommit in the House of Representatives: Effects, Recent Trends, and Options for Change
Authors: Megan S. Lynch, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: This report provides an overview of House rules and precedents governing the motion to recommit, examines the use of the motion in the 110th Congress, and discusses arguments both favoring and opposing changing House procedures governing the motion.
Pages: 24
Date: November 20, 2008