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Discharge Procedure in the House (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 26, 2023
Report Number R45920
Report Type Report
Authors Mark J. Oleszek
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The House "discharge rule" (Rule XV, clause 2) provides a means for Members to bring to the floor for consideration a public bill or resolution that has been referred to committee but not reported. Discharge is generally the only procedure by which Members can secure consideration of a measure without cooperation from the committee of referral, or the majority-party leadership and the Committee on Rules. For this reason, discharge is designed to be difficult to accomplish and has infrequently been used with success.