This may be introduced by an individual Council member if he or she feels that a particular procedure is not being followed properly during the debate.

A parliamentary procedure used by a Member to bring attention to a possible violation of the rules. The presiding officer makes a ruling on the validity of the point of order.

A request that the presiding officer remedy a breach of order or of the rules.

An objection by a senator or representative that a rule is being violated.

Challenge to the breach of order or rule.

a question raised at a formal meeting about whether the action being taken is within agreed rules about how business is to be conducted.

a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure

a form of objection that stops a bill if upheld by the parliamentarian and presiding officer

an objection raised by a Member of Congress against a piece of legislation or a procedure on the grounds that it violates the rules of the House or Senate

an objection to a breach of the rules of debate which is raised by a debater while one of the members of the other team is speaking

a parliamentary maneuver that allows Members of Congress to object that the pending proposal or proceeding is in violation of a rule of the House

a parliamentary motion used to remind the body of its written rules and established precedents, usually when a particular rule or precedent is not being followed

a privileged question that raises a violation of the rules in relation to the matter under discussion on the floor

a procedure by which a Representative or Senator questions an action that is being taken, or that is proposed to be taken, as contrary to the rules of the House or Senate

a serious charge and should not be raised for minor violations

See Order, Point of.

Calling attention to a potential breach of order or rules.

A point of order is made during floor proceedings to assert that the rules of procedure are being violated. A point of order halts proceedings while the presiding officer rules on whether or not it is valid. In the Senate, the chair's ruling may be appealed by any Senator, and the chair has been frequently overturned. In the House, appeals are also possible, but rarely made and even more rarely succeed.

A motion calling attention to a breach of order or of the rules.

A formal complaint (to the chair person) at a meeting that a speaker is being irrelevant, unduly repetitive, exceeding prescribed time, speaking out of turn or in some way violating standing orders.

A query raised by a Member as to whether the proceedings or conduct of the House or another Member or Party are in order. The Presiding Officers rule on the query but their decision may be challenged by Members dissenting from that ruling.

The calling of attention to a breach of order or the rules.

A statement clarifying the rules of order followed by ACT UP (loosely based on Robert's Rules of Order).

An objection by a member of Congress that the pending matter or proceeding is in violation of the rules.

Members may draw to the attention of the Chair or Speaker an alleged breach of parliamentary rules through a point of order. The Speaker rules on these points and such rulings are not debatable or subject to appeal.

A statement by a legislator calling attention to an alleged breach of order or parliamentary procedure, upon which the presiding officer must rule.

Challenge to a possible breach of order or rule.

The parliamentary device used to require a committee, the House, or the Senate to observe its own rules and follow established parliamentary practice. Points of order are raised by individual members and decided by the presiding officer. The presiding officer's decision may be overruled by a majority vote of the full body.

An action of a member that calls attention to a perceived breach of a house's rules.

An action of a member thatcalls attention to a perceived breach of ahouse's rules.

An appeal to the chair that the procedures of the meeting are at variance with the rules of order or canons.

An objection raised by a legislator that one of the rules is being or has been violated.

A point of order is a point on how a meeting is being run. It can be a request for clarification, a request for a count of quorum, a request for a ruling from the chair etc. These can be made at any time other then during a speech or vote unless they relate to that speech or vote.

A parliamentary term used to object to an alleged violation of a rule and demand enforcement of the rule. The nature of the violation must be explained by the objecting member. Proceedings are halted until the chair makes a ruling.

An intervention, of no more than 3 minutes, by a member during parliamentary proceedings questioning whether proper procedures have been or are being followed and responded to by the Presiding Officer, usually straight away. A point of order takes precedence over the business under consideration (rule 8.17).

A point of order is a matter raised during consideration of a motion concerning the rules of parliamentary procedure. A point of order may be raised if the rules appear to have been broken. This may interrupt debate in progress, or anything else if the breach of the rules warrants it.

Point of Order! is a 1964 documentary film about the Senate Army-Mc Carthy Hearings of 1954. The hearings were broadcast live on television in their entirety and also recorded via kinescope. Made without narration, the film was compiled from the kinescope recordings and reduced to 93 minutes out of 187 hours.