{
  "id": "98-427",
  "type": "CRS Report",
  "typeId": "REPORTS",
  "number": "98-427",
  "active": true,
  "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
  "versions": [
    {
      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 586981,
      "date": "2017-01-23",
      "retrieved": "2020-01-02T14:54:48.269073",
      "title": "Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule",
      "summary": "The fundamental rule of the House of Representatives governing debate is the one-hour rule. Clause 2 of Rule XVII states in part that no one shall \u201coccupy more than one hour in debate on a question in the House.\u201d When the House debates a bill on the floor under this rule, the bill is said to be considered \u201cin the House.\u201d The House considers bills on the floor under the one-hour rule unless it resorts to one of the alternative packages of floor procedures provided under other House rules, especially the Committee of the Whole and motions to suspend the rules. In some cases, a primary advantage for choosing one of these alternative procedures is that they avoid some of the difficulties that can arise when the House debates a bill under the one-hour rule.",
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORTS",
      "active": true,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "encoding": "utf-8",
          "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/98-427",
          "sha1": "34e653ed0bde43cc995cc39af103a028766af6a8",
          "filename": "files/20170123_98-427_34e653ed0bde43cc995cc39af103a028766af6a8.html",
          "images": {}
        },
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "encoding": null,
          "url": "https://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/98-427",
          "sha1": "54696476d91e239c50ae9b38e332a45c4a9a43c3",
          "filename": "files/20170123_98-427_54696476d91e239c50ae9b38e332a45c4a9a43c3.pdf",
          "images": {}
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        {
          "source": "IBCList",
          "id": 4746,
          "name": "House Floor Procedure"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "source": "EveryCRSReport.com",
      "id": 445838,
      "date": "2015-09-24",
      "retrieved": "2016-04-06T18:19:02.567070",
      "title": "Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule",
      "summary": "The fundamental rule of the House of Representatives governing debate is the one-hour rule. Clause 2 of Rule XVII states in part that no one shall \u201coccupy more than one hour in debate on a question in the House.\u201d When the House debates a bill on the floor under this rule, the bill is said to be considered \u201cin the House.\u201d The House considers bills on the floor under the one-hour rule unless it resorts instead to one of the alternative packages of floor procedures for which the House\u2019s rules also provide, especially the Committee of the Whole and motions to suspend the rules. In fact, a primary advantage of these alternative procedures is that they avoid some of the difficulties that can arise when the House debates a bill under the one-hour rule.",
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORTS",
      "active": true,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "encoding": "utf-8",
          "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/98-427",
          "sha1": "46e076b4ef59fb465f9b88b9f050e6bfa8b71888",
          "filename": "files/20150924_98-427_46e076b4ef59fb465f9b88b9f050e6bfa8b71888.html",
          "images": null
        },
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "encoding": null,
          "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/98-427",
          "sha1": "5fc2715da13494e21d131690a921c9cb802b5d73",
          "filename": "files/20150924_98-427_5fc2715da13494e21d131690a921c9cb802b5d73.pdf",
          "images": null
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        {
          "source": "CongOpsList",
          "id": 4139,
          "name": "House Floor Proceedings"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
      "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809433/",
      "id": "98-427_2006Dec21",
      "date": "2006-12-21",
      "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26",
      "title": "Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule",
      "summary": null,
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORT",
      "active": false,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "filename": "files/20061221_98-427_a956175c4b5d78fc98bfea291eba713e3e7ecd9b.pdf"
        },
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "filename": "files/20061221_98-427_a956175c4b5d78fc98bfea291eba713e3e7ecd9b.html"
        }
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department",
      "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809758/",
      "id": "98-427_2004Nov23",
      "date": "2004-11-23",
      "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26",
      "title": "Considering Measures in the House Under the One-Hour Rule",
      "summary": null,
      "type": "CRS Report",
      "typeId": "REPORT",
      "active": false,
      "formats": [
        {
          "format": "PDF",
          "filename": "files/20041123_98-427_2f869249aae5e36123b170f3e3eb0277fbdaa688.pdf"
        },
        {
          "format": "HTML",
          "filename": "files/20041123_98-427_2f869249aae5e36123b170f3e3eb0277fbdaa688.html"
        }
      ],
      "topics": []
    }
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Legislative Process"
  ]
}