House Rule XXIX - General Provisions

Changes to rule in the 111th Congress
There were no changes to the rule in the 111th Congress.

General Provisions
1. The provisions  of  law  that  constituted  the  Rules  of  the  House  at  the  end of the previous Congress shall govern  the  House  in  all  cases  to  which  they  are  applicable,  and  the  rules  of  parliamentary   practice   comprised   by  Jefferson's   Manual   shall   govern   the  House in all cases to which they are applicable  and  in  which  they  are  not  inconsistent with the Rules  and orders of  the House.

2. In these rules words importing one gender include the other as well.

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

General Provisions
1. The provisions  of  law  that  constituted  the  Rules  of  the  House  at  the  end of the previous Congress shall govern  the  House  in  all  cases  to  which  they  are  applicable,  and  the  rules  of  parliamentary   practice   comprised   by  Jefferson's   Manual   shall   govern   the  House in all cases to which they are applicable  and  in  which  they  are  not  inconsistent with the Rules  and orders of  the House.

2. In these rules words importing the  masculine  gender  include  the  feminine  as well.