[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 14 (Friday, February 11, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 11, 1994]
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NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION REGARDING INVESTIGATION 
                          OF HOUSE POST OFFICE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Oklahoma [Mr. Istook] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of rule IX of the 
rules of the House, I wish to give formal notice of calling up House 
Resolution 238 as a privileged resolution.
  The rule specifies that the Speaker, within 2 legislative days, shall 
schedule the matter, and I ask that the Speaker coordinate with my 
office in that scheduling to occur within 2 legislative days. This 
resolution requires the ethics committee to investigate the House post 
office scandal.
  If for any parliamentary reason House Resolution 238 could not be 
called up, according to the rules in this notice, I am also now giving 
formal notice, the same notice, to call up a similar resolution to 
accomplish the same purpose. Mr. Speaker, I ask that that resolution be 
placed in the Record, rather than reading it verbatim.
  Mr. Speaker, these resolutions call upon the ethics committee to 
initiate a full and complete investigation, and to report its findings 
to the House and to the public. They require the ethics committee to 
coordinate its investigation with the justice Department. According to 
the rule, as I mentioned, the Speaker has 2 legislative days to fix a 
time that he considers proper for the House to consider this matter. I 
will cooperate with the Speaker to choose a hopefully mutually 
convenient time within that period for the House to take this matter 
up.

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