# Hastert rule

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The proposition that the speaker of a legislative body should not allow a floor vote on a bill unless a majority of the majority party supports the bill.

## Etymology
After Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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