House Rule IX - Questions of privilege

Rule IX for the 111th Congress
1. Questions  of   privilege   shall   be,  first,  those  affecting  the  rights  of  the  House  collectively,  its  safety,  dignity,  and  the  integrity  of  its  proceedings; and  second,  those  affecting  the  rights,  reputation,  and  conduct  of  Members,  Delegates,   or   the   Resident   Commissioner, individually, in their representative capacity only.

2.
 * (a)
 * (1) A  resolution  reported  as  a  question  of the privileges of the House,  or offered from the floor by the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a  question of the privileges of the House,  or offered as privileged under clause 1,  section 7,  article I of the Constitution,  shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn. A resolution   offered   from   the   floor   by   a  Member,  Delegate,  or  Resident  Commissioner   other   than   the   Majority  Leader  or  the  Minority  Leader  as  a  question of the privileges of the House  shall have precedence of all other questions  except  motions  to  adjourn  only  at  a  time  or  place,  designated  by  the  Speaker,   in   the   legislative   schedule  within  two  legislative  days  after  the  day on which the proponent announces  to  the  House  an  intention  to  offer  the  resolution  and  the  form  of  the  resolution. Oral announcement of the form of  the  resolution  may  be  dispensed  with  by unanimous consent.
 * (2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution  offered  from  the  floor  as  a  question of the privileges of the House  shall  be  equally  divided  between  (A)  the  proponent  of  the  resolution,  and  (B)  the  Majority  Leader,  the  Minority  Leader, or a designee, as determined by  the Speaker.
 * (b) A  question  of  personal  privilege  shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn.

Changes to rule in the 110th Congress
There were no changes to the rule in the 110th Congress.

Rule IX for the 110th Congress
1. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings; and second, those affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, individually, in their representative capacity only.

2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered from the floor by the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered as privileged under clause 1, section 7, article I of the Constitution, shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn. A resolution offered from the floor by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner other than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces to the House his intention to offer the resolution and the form of the resolution. Oral announcement of the form of the resolution may be dispensed with by unanimous consent.
 * (2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution offered from the floor as a question of the privileges of the House shall be equally divided between (A) the proponent of the resolution, and (B) the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, or a designee, as determined by the Speaker.
 * (b) A question of personal privilege shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn.

Rule IX for the 109th Congress
1. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings; and second, those affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner, individually, in their representative capacity only.

2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered from the floor by the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered as privileged under clause 1, section 7, article I of the Constitution, shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn. A resolution offered from the floor by a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner other than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the privileges of the House shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces to the House his intention to offer the resolution and the form of the resolution. Oral announcement of the form of the resolution may be dispensed with by unanimous consent.


 * (2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution offered from the floor as a question of the privileges of the House shall be equally divided between (A) the proponent of the resolution, and (B) the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, or a designee, as determined by the Speaker.


 * (b) A question of personal privilege shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn.

Resources

 * Rules of the 109th House of Representatives
 * "Rule IX," U.S. House of Representatives - Committee on Rules, 2005.