[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 20, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 20, 1994]
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                          OXFORD-STYLE DEBATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House will again, as it did on May 4, 
1994, conduct a structured debate on a mutually agreed upon subject. A 
Member recognized by the Chair and holding the floor as moderator will 
yield time to eight members on two teams, with each team composed of 
two Members from the majority party and two Members from the minority 
party.
  The primary purpose of this debate is to enhance the quality of the 
deliberative process of the House of Representatives, so as to enable 
all Members to be better informed and to participate in subsequent 
debates and decisions on major issues.
  Under the previous orders of February 11, 1994, and June 10, 1994, 
the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Cardin] will be recognized to moderate 
a structured debate in the format and sequence that he will describe, 
which has been mutually established by the majority and minority 
leaders.
  The rules of the House with respect to decorum and proper forms of 
address to the Chair will apply during this debate. The moderator will 
yield time to the participants and will insist that Members not 
interrupt on other Members' time. As part of the experiment--and not as 
a precedent for other proceedings of the House--the moderator and the 
participants will have the aid of a visual timing device.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. Cardin] for up 
to 2 hours.

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