A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee. In the U.S. House of... · Related procedures in the U.S...

A member of the House can file a motion to have the bill discharged, or released, from consideration by the committee.

Discharge Petitions ... Description: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 626) to advance commonsense policy priorities.

Discharge petitions may cover only a single introduced measure, not multiple bills. A motion to discharge must only provide for the consideration of similar ...

29 апр. 2024 г. · Discharge petitions can work in two different ways: by discharging a committee of jurisdiction of a bill that has been referred to it, or by discharging from ...

13 мар. 2024 г. · Lawmakers can "discharge" legislation that's been sitting in committee if 218 members, a majority of the lower chamber, sign a petition to do so.

To be successful, a discharge petition requires the signatures of a majority of the House, which is 218 members. Discharge Petitions as a Legislative Tool.

19 янв. 2023 г. · A discharge petition requires a majority of the House (ie., 218 if fully constituted) to sign the petition to bring the measure directly to the floor for a ...

A discharge petition may cover only a single introduced measure, not multiple bills. In addition, a discharge motion cannot waive the germaneness rule. If a ...

10 сент. 2024 г. · Discharge Petition No. 16 · Motion to Discharge a Committee from the Consideration of a Resolution. To the Clerk of the House of Representatives ...