Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§1431 Exercise of Rulemaking Powers
Title 2 › CHAPTER 24 — CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY › SUBCHAPTER V — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 1431
Summary
Make sections 1302(b)(3), 1381(l), and 1384(c) part of each House’s rules, and they override other rules only if they conflict. Each House keeps the constitutional right to change those rules at any time in the same way it changes its other rules.
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Title 2, §1431
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The provisions of section 1302(b)(3), section 1381(l), and 1384(c) of this title are enacted—
(1)as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, respectively, and such rules shall 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 such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of each House.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–397 inserted “, section 1381(l),” before“and 1384(c) of this title” in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–397 effective upon expiration of the 180-day period beginning on Dec. 21, 2018, with provisions for effect on pending proceedings, see section 401 of Pub. L. 115–397, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 1431
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110