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Floor Process and Procedures: Mock Floor Session

AGENDA

I. General Floor Information
Pocket Guide to Floor Procedures in the House
Floor Procedures Manual
CRS Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais
One Minute Speeches

II. Preparing for Floor Action

III. General Procedural Advice

IV. Decorum
Conduct During Debate
Rules of Decorum & Debate in the House
Decorum in the House and in Committees

V. Role of Floor Staff

VI. Full House v. Committee of the Whole
CRS Report on Procedural Distinctions Between the House and the Committee of the Whole
Amendment Procedure in the Committee of the Whole
CRS Report on The Amendment Process in the Committee of the Whole
Quorum and Vote in Committee of the Whole
Precedence and Summary of House Motions

VII. Methods of Voting
Voting by Electronic Device
Obtaining a Rollcall Vote
Postponement of Votes
CRS Report on House Voting Procedures: Forms and Requirements

VIII. Special Orders and Extensions of Remarks
Extension of Remarks