    [House Calendars, Final - 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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                              ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS

                         FIRST SESSION    CONVENED JANUARY 4, 2005
                                          ADJOURNED DECEMBER 22, 2005

                        SECOND SESSION    CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2006

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                                C A L E N D A R S

                             OF  THE  UNITED  STATES

                           HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES

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                             HISTORY OF LEGISLATION

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                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

                                 (See Next Page)

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       PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF KAREN L. HAAS, CLERK OF THE HOUSE
                               OF REPRESENTATIVES:

                     By the Office of Legislative Operations

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     The Clerk shall cause the      Index to the Calendars will be printed
     calendars of the House to        in the first legislative day of each
     be printed and distributed       week the House is in session.
     each legislative day.
     Rule II, clause 2(e)

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                                  FINAL EDITION

                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

    SPECIAL ORDER   The format for recognition for morning-hour debate and
    SPEECHES            restricted special order speeches, which began on
                        February 23, 1994, was reiterated on January 4,
                        1995, and was supplemented on January 3, 2001, will
                        continue to apply in the 109th Congress as outlined
                        below:
                                        On Tuesdays, following legislative
                                        business, the Chair may recognize
                                        Members for special-order speeches
                                        up to midnight, and such speeches
                                        may not extend beyond midnight. On
                                        all other days of the week, the
                                        Chair may recognize Members for
                                        special-order speeches up to four
                                        hours after the conclusion of five-
                                        minute special-order speeches. Such
                                        speeches may not extend beyond the
                                        four-hour limit without the
                                        permission of the Chair, which may
                                        be granted only with advance
                                        consultation between the leaderships
                                        and notification to the House.
                                        However, at no time shall the Chair
                                        recognize for any special-order
                                        speeches beyond midnight.

                                        The Chair will first recognize
                                        Members for five-minute special-
                                        order speeches, alternating
                                        initially and subsequently between
                                        the parties, regardless of the date
                                        the order was granted by the House.
                                        The Chair will then recognize longer
                                        special-orders speeches. A Member
                                        recognized for a five-minute
                                        special-order speech may not be
                                        recognized for a longer special-
                                        order speech. The four-hour
                                        limitation will be divided between
                                        the majority and minority parties.
                                        Each party is entitled to reserve
                                        its first hour for respective
                                        leaderships or their designees.
                                        Recognition will alternate initially
                                        and subsequently between the parties
                                        each day.

                                        The allocation of time within each
                                        party's two-hour period (or shorter
                                        period if prorated to end by
                                        midnight) is to be determined by a
                                        list submitted to the Chair by the
                                        respective leaderships. Members may
                                        not sign up with their leadership
                                        for any special-order speeches
                                        earlier than one week prior to the
                                        special-order, and additional
                                        guidelines may be established for
                                        such sign-ups by the respective
                                        leaderships.

                                        Pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule V,
                                        the television cameras will not pan
                                        the Chamber, but a ``crawl''
                                        indicating morning hour or that the
                                        House has completed its legislative
                                        business and is proceeding with
                                        special-order speeches will appear
                                        on the screen. The Chair may
                                        announce other television camera
                                        adaptions during this period.

                                        The continuation of this format for
                                        recognition by the Speaker is
                                        without prejudice to the Speaker's
                                        ultimate power of recognition under
                                        clause 2 of rule XVII should
                                        circumstances so warrant.

    MORNING-HOUR    On motion of Mr. Dreier, by unanimous consent, Ordered,
    DEBATE              That for the remainder of the 109th Congress: (1) on
                        legislative days of Monday when the House convenes
                        pursuant to House Resolution 8 the House shall
                        convene 90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise
                        established by that resolution solely for the
                        purpose of conducting morning-hour debate; and (2)
                        on legislative days of Tuesday when the House
                        convenes pursuant to House Resolution 8: (a) before
                        May 15, 2006, the House shall convene for morning-
                        hour debate 90 minutes earlier than the time
                        otherwise established by that resolution; and (b)
                        after May 15, 2006, the House shall convene for
                        morning-hour debate one hour earlier than the time
                        otherwise established by that resolution; and (3) on
                        legislative days of Monday or Tuesday when the House
                        convenes for morning-hour debate pursuant to an
                        order other than House Resolution 8, the House shall
                        resume its session 90 minutes after the time
                        otherwise established by that order; (4) the time
                        for morning-hour debate shall be limited to the 30
                        minutes allocated to each party (except that on
                        Tuesdays after May 15, 2006, the time shall be
                        limited to 25 minutes allocated to each party and
                        may not continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour
                        appointed for the resumption of the session of the
                        House); and (5) the form of proceeding to Morning-
                        Hour Debate shall be as follows: (a) the prayer by
                        the Chaplain, the approval of the Journal, and the
                        Pledge of Allegiance to the flag shall be postponed
                        until resumption of the session of the House; (b)
                        initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall
                        alternate between the parties; (c) recognition shall
                        be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to lists
                        submitted by the Majority leader and by the Minority
                        leader; (d) no Member may address the House for
                        longer than 5 minutes (except the Majority leader,
                        the Minority leader, or the Minority whip); and
                        following morning-hour debate, the Chair shall
                        declare a recess pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I
                        until the time appointed for the resumption of the
                        session of the House.

                               UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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