§908 — Title 5 Government Organization and Employees | U.S. Code

Summary

Congress made sections 909 through 912 part of the Senate’s and House’s own rules. They only apply to how each chamber must handle resolutions about reorganization plans sent under section 903(b) on or before December 31, 1984, and they override any other rules that conflict. Each chamber can still change its rules at any time in the same way it changes other rules.

Title 5, §908

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Sections 909 through 912 of this title are enacted by Congress—

(1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such they are deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of resolutions with respect to any reorganization plans transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section 903(b) of this chapter 11 So in original. Probably should be “title”.) on or before December 31, 1984; and they supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and

(2)with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 133z–10.

June 20, 1949, ch. 226, § 201, 63 Stat. 206. The words “section 909–913 of this title” are substituted for “The following sections of this title” to reflect the codification of section 202–206 of Title II of the Act of

June 20, 1949. Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1984—Par. (1). Pub. L. 98–614 substituted “with respect to any reorganization plans transmitted to Congress (in accordance with section 903(b) of this chapter) on or before December 31, 1984” for “described in section 909 of this title”. 1977—Pub. L. 95–17 substituted “Sections 909 through 912 of this title” for “section 909–913 of this title” in provisions preceding par. (1).

§908 Rules of Senate and House of Representatives on reorganization plans