<P> In 2014, Eric Cantor became the first House Majority Leader to lose a primary election . Following his primary defeat, Cantor announced his resignation as Majority Leader, effective July 31, 2014, and he subsequently resigned his seat in Congress . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article reads like a textbook and may require cleanup . Please help to improve this article to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia's quality standards . (November 2010) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article reads like a textbook and may require cleanup . Please help to improve this article to make it neutral in tone and meet Wikipedia's quality standards . (November 2010) </Td> </Tr> <P> From an institutional perspective, the rules of the House assign a number of specific responsibilities to the minority leader . For example, Rule XII, clause 6, grant the minority leader (or their designee) the right to offer a motion to recommit with instructions; Rule II, clause 6, states the Inspector General shall be appointed by joint recommendation of the Speaker, majority leader, and minority leader; and Rule XV, clause 6, provides that the Speaker, after consultation with the minority leader, may place legislation on the Corrections Calendar . The minority leader also has other institutional duties, such as appointing individuals to certain federal entities . </P>

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