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2 USC § 658e - Provisions relating to House of Representatives 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s658e"
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title: "2 USC § 658e - Provisions relating to House of Representatives"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "658e"
section_name: "Provisions relating to House of Representatives"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND FISCAL OPERATIONS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "FISCAL PROCEDURES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Federal Mandates"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 101(a)(2), Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 59.)"
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# § 658e. Provisions relating to House of Representatives

**(a)** **Enforcement in House of Representatives** section 658d of this title

It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to consider a rule or order that waives the application of .

**(b)** **Disposition of points of order**

**(1)** **Application to House of Representatives** This subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives.

**(2)** **Threshold burden** section 658d of this title

In order to be cognizable by the Chair, a point of order under  or subsection (a) of this section must specify the precise language on which it is premised.

**(3)** **Question of consideration** section 658d of this title

As disposition of points of order under  or subsection (a) of this section, the Chair shall put the question of consideration with respect to the proposition that is the subject of the points of order.

**(4)** **Debate and intervening motions** A question of consideration under this section shall be debatable for 10 minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole rise, as the case may be.

**(5)** **Effect on amendment in order as original text** The disposition of the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be considered also to determine the question of consideration under this subsection with respect to an amendment made in order as original text.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–344, title IV, § 426, as added Pub. L. 104–4, title I, § 101(a)(2), Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 59.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , or on the date 90 days after appropriations are made available as authorized under , whichever is earlier, and applicable to legislation considered on and after such date, see , set out as a note under .