[House Calendars for October 8, 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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C A L E N D A R S
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Legislative Day 146 Calendar Day 146
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
SUSPENSIONS
HOUSE MEETS AT 1 P.M.
SPECIAL ORDERS
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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.
MORNING HOUR That during the first session of the 116th Congress: (1)
DEBATE on legislative days of Monday or Tuesday when the
House pursuant to House Resolution 10, the House
shall convene 2 h than the time otherwise
established by the resolution for th conducting
morning-hour debate; (2) on legislative days of W
Thursday when the House convenes pursuant to House
Resolutio House shall convene 2 hours earlier than
the time otherwise by the resolution for the purpose
of conducting morning-hour (3) when the House
convenes pursuant to an order other than Resolution
10, the House shall convene for the purpose of co
morning-hour debate only as prescribed by such
order; (4) th morning-hour debate shall be allocated
equally between the p may not continue beyond 10
minutes before the hour appointed resumption of the
session of the House; and (5) the form of for
morning-hour debate shall be as follows: (a) the
prayer Chaplain, the approval of the Journal and the
Pledge of Alle to the flag shall be postponed until
resumption of the sessi House; (b) initial and
subsequent recognitions for debate sh alternate
between the parties; (c) recognition shall be conf
by the Speaker only pursuant to lists submitted by
the Major and by the Minority Leader; (d) no Member
may address the Ho longer than 5 minutes, except the
Majority Leader, the Minor or the minority whip; (e)
no legislative business shall be i except the filing
of privileged reports; and (f) following m debate,
the Chair shall declare a recess pursuant to clause
rule I until the time appointed for the resumption
of the se the House; and (6) the Speaker may
dispense with morning-hou upon receipt of a
notification described in clause 12(c) of or upon a
change in reconvening pursuant to clause 12(e) of
and notify Members accordingly. (Agreed to Jan. 3,
2019, legislative day, October 04, 201.)
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, legislative day, October
04, 201.)