    [House Calendars for January 4, 2019 - 116th Congress, 1st Session]
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                            ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

                         FIRST SESSION    CONVENED JANUARY 3, 2019

                         SECOND SESSION

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    Legislative Day 2                                         Calendar Day 2

                             Friday, January 4, 2019

                              HOUSE MEETS AT 9 A.M.

                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

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                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

    DAILY HOURS OF  Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 10, and unless

    MEETING             otherwise ordered, the hour of daily meeting of the

                        House shall be 2 p.m. on Mondays; noon on Tuesdays

                        (or 2 p.m. if no legislative business was conducted

                        on the preceding Monday); noon on Wednesdays and

                        Thursdays; and 9 a.m. on all other days of the week.

                        (Agreed to Jan. 3, 2019.)

    MORNING HOUR    That during the first session of the 116th Congress: (1)

    DEBATE              on legislative days of Monday or Tuesday when the

                        House convenes pursuant to House Resolution 10, the

                        House shall convene 2 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 when the

                        House convenes pursuant to House Resolution 10, the

                        House shall convene 2 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 10, 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; and (6) the Speaker may

                        dispense with morning-hour debate upon receipt of a

                        notification described in clause 12(c) of rule I, or

                        upon a change in reconvening pursuant to clause

                        12(e) of rule I, and notify Members accordingly.

                        (Agreed to Jan. 3, 2019.)

    SPECIAL ORDER

    SPEECHES

                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

    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 116th 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 Chair

                        wishes to clarify for Members that any 60- or 30-

                        minute period that is not claimed at the appropriate

                        time will be considered to have expired; this

                        includes the first 60-minute period of the 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. The Chair will not recognize a Member for

                        more than one special-order speech per week, nor may

                        a Member sign up for a second special-order speech

                        in the same week. 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 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.

                                 SPECIAL ORDERS

    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 116th 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 Chair

                        wishes to clarify for Members that any 60- or 30-

                        minute period that is not claimed at the appropriate

                        time will be considered to have expired; this

                        includes the first 60-minute period of the 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. The Chair will not recognize a Member for

                        more than one special-order speech per week, nor may

                        a Member sign up for a second special-order speech

                        in the same week. 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 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.