Pursuant to Rule XIV of the Rules of the House, a Member may present to the Clerk a motion in writing to discharge: (A) a committee from consideration of a public bill or resolution that has been referred to it for 30 legislative days or (B) the Committee on Rules & Reform from consideration of a resolution that has been referred to it for seven legislative days and that proposes a special order of business for the consideration of a public bill or resolution that has been reported by a committee or has been referred to a committee for 30 legislative days.
Only one motion may be presented for a bill or resolution. A Member may not file a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules & Reform from consideration of a resolution providing for the consideration of more than one public bill or public resolution or admitting or effecting a nongermane amendment to a public bill or public resolution.
When a majority of the total membership of the House shall have signed the motion, it shall be entered on the Journal, published with the signatories thereto in the Record, and referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
A motion to discharge that has been on the calendar for at least seven legislative days (except during the last six days of a session) shall be privileged only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which a Member whose signature appears thereon announces to the House an intention to offer the motion. When such a motion is called up, the House shall proceed to its consideration under this paragraph without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn. Privileged motions to discharge shall have precedence in the order of their entry on the Journal.
There are currently no discharge petitions submitted.
