Recess (motion)
In
Sometimes the line between a recess and an
Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, a motion to recess may not be called when another person has the floor, is not reconsiderable, and requires a second and a majority vote.[2] When adopted, it has immediate effect.
If made when business is pending, it is an undebatable, privileged motion.[2] It can be modified only by amendment of the length of the break.[2]
Stand at ease
Stand at ease is a brief pause without a recess in which the members remain in place but may converse while waiting for the meeting to resume.[3]
Use by legislatures
Brazil
In the National Congress of Brazil, a recess is a break in congressional activities. During every year-long session, the congress has two scheduled recess periods: a mid-winter break between 17 July and 1 August, and a summer break between 22 December and 2 February of the following year.[4][5]
United States Congress
In the United States Congress, a recess could mean a temporary interruption or it could mean a longer break, such as one for the holidays or for the summer.[6][7]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5.
- ^ a b c Robert 2011, p. 231
- ^ Robert 2011, p. 82
- ^ "Brazil - The legislature". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- ^ "The National Congress". Portal da Câmara dos Deputados (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-01-09.
- Senate.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Bolton, Alexander (August 3, 2014). "Five things to know as Congress takes a five-week summer recess". The Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2016.