Reed Rules

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Reed Rules were a set of procedural reforms in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced under Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed, that greatly strengthened the majority party’s control over legislative business by limiting obstructionist tactics.

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Reed Rules canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative rule ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
aimedAt limiting obstructionist tactics ⓘ
appliesDuring speakership of Thomas Brackett Reed ⓘ
appliesTo United States House of Representatives ⓘ
floor procedure ⓘ
minority party tactics ⓘ
motions to adjourn ⓘ
motions to reconsider ⓘ
order and decorum in debate ⓘ
quorum calls ⓘ
roll call procedures ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
effect increased efficiency of House proceedings ⓘ
strengthened majority party control over House business ⓘ
weakened minority party obstruction ⓘ
facetOf development of party government in the United States ⓘ
history of the United States Congress ⓘ
hasEffectOn authority of the Speaker of the House ⓘ
balance of power between majority and minority parties ⓘ
legislative throughput in the House ⓘ
hasPart quorum-counting rule ⓘ
restrictions on dilatory motions ⓘ
tightened rules on recognition and debate ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked transition toward stronger party leadership in the House ⓘ
reduced power of individual members to delay legislation ⓘ
inceptionContext 51st United States Congress ⓘ
influenced later House procedural reforms ⓘ
influencedBy obstruction by the minority party in the late 19th century ⓘ
introducedBy Thomas Brackett Reed ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Representatives of the United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject legislative obstruction ⓘ
majority party control ⓘ
namedAfter Thomas Brackett Reed ⓘ
notableFeature centralization of agenda control in the majority leadership ⓘ
counting members present but not voting toward a quorum ⓘ
empowering the Speaker to ignore dilatory motions ⓘ
positionHeldBy Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
regulates determination of a quorum ⓘ
order of business in the House ⓘ
recognition of members by the Speaker ⓘ
use of dilatory motions ⓘ
voting procedures ⓘ
significantEvent adoption of new House rules in 1890 ⓘ
startTime 1890 ⓘ
timePeriod late 19th century ⓘ

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