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Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives

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in its procedural practice – the idea that fidelity to precedent cultivates levels of consistency and transparency that, in turn, foster fairness in the resolution of questions of order – depends implicitly on the compilation of precedents. Being rigorous about what constitutes actual legal precedent
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The legitimacy of parliamentary procedure in the House depends on nonpartisan procedural advice that is transparently consistent. The parliamentarian achieves the requisite consistency by fidelity to precedent, and the requisite transparency by publication. The publications of the Office of the
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and striving to apply pertinent precedent to each procedural question engenders consistency, and therefore transparency, in procedural practice and, consequently, enhances the perceived legitimacy and fairness, and therefore the integrity, of the proceedings of the House.
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A parliamentarian has been appointed by the speaker in every Congress since 1927. In the 95th Congress, the House formally established an Office of the Parliamentarian to be managed by a nonpartisan parliamentarian appointed by the speaker
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without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Advice from the parliamentarian's office is confidential upon request.
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Probably the most important job of the Office of the Parliamentarian in the long term is the compilation of the precedents. The commitment of the House to the principle of
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The parliamentarian, or an assistant parliamentarian, usually sits or stands to the right of the Speaker or Speaker pro tempore (or the Chair of the
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The position of parliamentarian was previously known as the "Clerk at the Speaker's table," in which capacity the noted parliamentarian
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and House rules and precedents, as well as for preparing, compiling, and publishing the precedents of the House.
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to a perennial series of formal precedents. The House Rules and Manual – comprising the Constitution,
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Mr. Speaker! The Life and Times of Thomas B. Reed, the Man Who Broke the Filibuster
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Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives
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Tyrant from Illinois: Uncle Joe Cannon's Experiment with Personal Power
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The following have served as House parliamentarian:
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Parliamentarian range from a biennial deskbook to a
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