The Hastert rule, also known as the "majority of the majority" rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican Speakers...

John Dennis Hastert (/ˈhæstərt/ HASS-tərt; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented Illinois's...

Dennis J. Hastert (R-Illinois), serving in that post until 2005. Feehery lays indirect claim to the articulation of the so-called Hastert rule by having...

speaker's control over legislation; and codifying the Hastert rule ("majority-of-the-majority" rule), which would block all legislation except those supported...

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majority (Hastert Rule) Multiple referral House procedures Quorum call Reconciliation Rider Saxbe fix Sponsorship Suspension of the rules Unanimous consent...

opposed by a majority of the Republican Conference, a violation of the Hastert rule. The motion was non-privileged and did not trigger an immediate vote...

mandated 'advice' was to come after the nomination was made." U.S. Senate Rule 30 Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine: "On the final question...

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cannot delegate that power to anyone else. However, the Supreme Court ruled in J. W. Hampton, Jr. & Co. v. United States (1928) that congressional delegation...

October 8, 2013. Firestone, David (January 16, 2013). "Sandy and the Hastert Rule". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2013. Steve Kornacki. "US...

the Workforce In March 2013, he endorsed the idea of bringing back the Hastert Rule, which is that in order to bring a bill to the floor it must have a majority...

provided for "two hours of general debate on S. Con. Res. 3 under a structured rule, and ninety minutes of debate on S.84." HJ119 in Florida H.Con.Res 83 - Sponsored...

was the case when Democrat James Traficant voted for Republican Dennis Hastert in 2001 (107th Congress). In response, the Democrats stripped him of his...

the 2006 midterm elections, as well as the end of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's leadership of the House Republicans. Kirk Fordham, chief of staff to Rep...

system. Hastert rule, a similar rule in the United States House of Representatives Senatorial courtesy (New Jersey), for another unwritten rule of the...

the House in bringing the bill up was itself a break from the normal "Hastert rule" as well, in that a majority of the majority Republican caucus did not...

Barack Obama was President of the United States, or unless it met the "Hastert Rule," as it has the support of the majority of Republicans. Once it appeared...

proposal authorizing the use of force in Iraq, H.J.Res. 114 sponsored by Rep. Hastert and Rep. Gephardt and the substantially similar S.J.Res. 46 sponsored by...

Representatives, September 12, 2001. Timestamp 2:58 begins House Speaker Dennis Hastert's recognition of Australian Prime Minister John Howard. "Joint Meeting &...

order to avoid default. This constituted a violation of the informal "Hastert Rule", which Boehner had previously tried to adhere to on this matter. Boehner...

self-executing rules in the 104th Congress and 52 in the 105th (1995–1998). Under Speaker Dennis Hastert (R) there were 40 self-executing rules in the 106th...

John M. Hastert (born November 20, 1958) is a former Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate, he represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2019. The...

Snopes. Richman, Jesse (December 7, 2021). "Opinion: By insisting on the 'Hastert Rule,' the House Freedom Caucus is endangering the GOP". Washington Post (Monkey...

2018). "Christian College Wins Long Battle Over Obamacare Contraception Rule". Courthouse News Service. "Wheaton College Women's Basketball 2007–08 Media...

and House pages, Citizens United president David Bossie called on Dennis Hastert to resign over his role in covering up the scandal. The group sued and...

the 1980s, a mixture of Democrats and Republicans defied Speaker Dennis Hastert and passed a campaign finance reform bill. The House approved the bill...

States House of Representatives Dennis Hastert. When the committee did admonish Tom DeLay for a third time, Hastert removed three Republicans from the panel...