[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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  MAKING IN ORDER AT ANY TIME CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 
  416, LIMITED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE UNITED STATES-LED FORCE IN HAITI

  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that:
  At any time hereafter the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of 
rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union for consideration of House Joint 
Resolution 416;
  The first reading of the joint resolution be dispensed with;
  All points of order against the joint resolution and against its 
consideration be waived;
  General debate be confined to the joint resolution and not exceed 4 
hours, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, or their 
designees;
  After general debate the Committee of the Whole rise without motion; 
and
  No further consideration of the joint resolution be in order except 
pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. (Mr. Fields of Louisiana). Is there 
objection to the request of the gentleman from Connecticut?
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I would just 
say to the gentleman who is propounding the unanimous-consent request 
that I believe what he is asking for is that we not have to go to the 
Committee on Rules to bring a rule to the floor which would allow for 4 
hours of general debate on the Haiti issue.
  However, there will be a Committee on Rules meeting this afternoon at 
1 o'clock at which time we will take up a rule which will provide for 
other alternatives to the bill that will be debated here during this 4 
hours this afternoon.
  Is that the understanding of the gentleman from the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs?
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SOLOMON. Further reserving the right to object, I yield to the 
gentleman from Connecticut.
  Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, yes, that is my understanding.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Further reserving the right to object, I just wanted to 
clarify it for the membership, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.

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