A Farewell to Amendatory MTRs

by | Jan 26, 2021 | Congress, House of Representatives

Patrick Ramjug at LegBranch.org: says that two types of motions to recommit (MTRs) on the House floor: the rare “simple” MTR sends the bill back to the reporting committee, effectively killing it. The “amendatory” MTR is akin to an eleventh-hour amendment to the bill...