Queen-of-the-Hill Rules in the House of Representatives

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses process for modifying House of Representatives standing rules through special rules. Examines so-called king-of-the-hill special rules and the subsequent queen-of-the-hill rules, which pr...

Discusses process for modifying House of Representatives standing rules through special rules. Examines so-called king-of-the-hill special rules and the subsequent queen-of-the-hill rules, which provide alternate solutions to consider a series of alternative amendments to the same text.

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