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Photo congressional members sit on the floor.
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So tablets are allowed on the floor but even having phones.
Representatives and senators that include their legislative activity.
Scott peters d calif started streaming the sit in live on the periscope app.
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During this time the senate nearly doubled in size as new states were admitted to the union.
Members of congress sit during the 116th congress and swearing in ceremony on the floor of the us house of representatives at the us capitol on january 3 2019 in washington dc.
Lawmakers tweeted their protest posting pictures online and rep.
Demanding action on gun control about 30 democratic members of the united states house of representatives are staging a sit in.
Exiting or crossing the hall while the speaker is addressing the house.
The senate convened beginning in 1790 in a second floor chamber in congress hall in philadelphia pennsylvania until moving into the old supreme court chamber in the capitol building in 1800.
From 1810 to 1859 the senate utilized the old senate chamber for legislative functions.
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Passing between the chair and a member under recognition.
Clause 5 of rule xvii of the house rules forbids.
Fines are also included within the new rules with 500 being mandated for first offenses and 2 500 for each additional offense.
As the number of democrats on the floor grew.
The new rules included language against disorderly or disruptive conduct in addition to bans against members of congress taking pictures and video on the house floor though an exemption for the latter occurs for events such as the state of the union addresses.
The chair has also announced that members should disable wireless telephones on entering the chamber e g june 12 2000 p.