Committee
of the Whole
The House may
resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole at any time on the motion of a
member adopted by a majority vote of the House.
In forming the
Committee of the Whole, the Speaker shall leave the chair, after appointing a
Chair to preside.
The rules of the
House shall be observed in the Committee of the Whole as far as applicable,
except that a member may speak more than once on the same question.
A motion to adjourn,
to lay on the table, or for the previous question cannot be put in the
Committee of the Whole; but a motion to limit or close debate is permissible.
A motion that the
Committee of the Whole "do now rise and report back to the House,"
shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate.
Amendments made in
the Committee of the Whole shall not be read when the Speaker resumes the
Chair, unless so ordered by the House.
