[House Calendars for February 13, 2012 - 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 5, 2011
ADJOURNED JANUARY 3, 2012
SECOND SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2012
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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
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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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Legislative Day 20 Calendar Day 20
Monday, February 13, 2012
DISCHARGE CALENDAR--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESS--SUSPENSIONS
HOUSE MEETS AT 1 P.M.
SPECIAL ORDERS
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SPECIAL ORDERS
ADJOURNMENT On motion of Mr. Cantor, by unanimous consent, Ordered,
UNTIL MONDAY, That, when the House adjourns on Thursday, February
FEBRUARY 13, 9, 2012, it adjourn to meet at 1:00 p.m. on Monday,
2012 February 13, 2012. (Agreed to Feb. 9, 2012.)
SPECIAL ORDER The Speaker's policy with regard to special-order
SPEECHES speeches announced on February 11, 1994, as
clarified and reiterated by subsequent Speakers,
will continue to apply in the 112th Congress, with
the following modifications.
The Chair may recognize Members for
special-order speeches for up to 4
hours. Such speeches may not extend
beyond the 4-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, the Chair will not
recognize for any special-order
speeches beyond 10 o'clock in the
evening.
The 4-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. The second hour reserved
to each party will be divided into
two 30-minute periods. Recognition
for one-hour periods and for 30-
minute periods will alternate
initially and subsequently between
the parties each day.
The allocation of time within each
party's 2-hour period (or shorter
period if prorated to end by 10
p.m.) will 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. Additional guidelines
may be established for such sign-ups
by the respective leaderships.
Before February 1, 2011, the Chair
may recognize Members for 5-minute
special-order speeches following the
conclusion of legislative business,
alternating initially and
subsequently between the parties
regardless of the date the order was
granted by the House. The Chair may
then recognize Members for longer
special-order speeches. A Member
recognized for a 5-minute special-
order speech may not be recognized
for a longer special-order speech.
Pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule V,
the television cameras will not pan
the Chamber, but a ``crawl''
indicating the conduct of morning-
hour debate 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
adaptations 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 and includes
the ability to withdraw recognition
for longer special-order speeches
should circumstances warrant.
MORNING-HOUR That during the first session of the 112th Congress: (1)
DEBATE on legislative days of Monday or Tuesday when the
House convenes pursuant to House Resolution 514, the
House shall convene two hours earlier than the time
otherwise established by the resolution for the
purpose of conducting morning-hour debate; (2) on
legislative days of Wednesday or Thursday beginning
on February 1, 2011, when the House convenes
pursuant to House Resolution 514, the House shall
convene two hours earlier than the time otherwise
established by the resolution for the purpose of
conducting morning-hour debate; (3) when the House
convenes pursuant to an order other than House
Resolution 514, the House shall convene for the
purpose of conducting morning-hour debate only as
prescribed by such order; (4) the time for morning-
hour debate shall be allocated equally between the
parties 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
for 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; (e) no legislative business shall be
in order except the filing of privileged reports;
and (f) 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.