[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1530-H1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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REQUEST FOR PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT 
                  ON TOMORROW DURING THE 5-MINUTE RULE

  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the following 
committees and their subcommittees be permitted to sit tomorrow while 
the House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole House under the 5-
minute rule: Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, Committee on Commerce, Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, Committee on the Judiciary, Committee on Science, 
Committee on Small Business, and Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  It is my understanding that the minority has been consulted and that 
there are no objections to these requests.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cunningham). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Arizona?
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to 
object, I am advised by the leadership on our side that we have agreed 
to this, notwithstanding the fact that it is contrary to the proxy 
voting rule that is in effect and will deprive some people of the right 
to be on the floor and in committee at the same time.
  [[Page H1531]] Notwithstanding that, we will not object.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  Mr. CONYERS. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, could we get 
a recapitulation of that? I am sorry to say that we were in a 
discussion over here, and I did not hear the thrust of the gentleman's 
request.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. CONYERS. I yield to the gentleman from Arizona.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, is the gentleman seeking to understand which 
committees are included in the request? Is that correct?
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman have a copy of the 
document?
  Mr. KOLBE. Yes, we can provide that to the gentleman, or I can read 
it to the gentleman again if he prefers.
  Mr. CONYERS. Is the gentleman seeking permission for the committees 
to sit while we are in session on the floor?
  Mr. KOLBE. Tomorrow under the 5-minute rule.
  Mr. CONYERS. Further reserving the right to object, is the gentleman 
talking about Friday?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will inquire, is the gentleman 
from Michigan reserving the right to object?
  Mr. CONYERS. Yes, Mr. Speaker, I am continuing to reserve the right 
to object.
  Could I ask the gentleman if he is talking about eight committees?
  Mr. KOLBE. That is correct.
  Mr. CONYERS. To sit during the consideration of the crime bill?
  Mr. KOLBE. Tomorrow, Friday, that is correct.
  Mr. CONYERS. Could I ask the gentleman where he got the impression 
that the minority had agreed to this previously?
  Mr. KOLBE. I have been advised that staff did consult with the staff 
of the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt] on this.
  Mr. CONYERS. Reserving my right to object, Mr. Speaker, I would like 
to point out to the gentleman that as to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Resources Subcommittee; we would ask that they 
both be removed form the list.
  Mr. KOLBE. I am sorry; the Committee on the Judiciary, and which 
other committee?
  Mr. CONYERS. Committee on Resources is out already?
  Mr. KOLBE. The Committee on Natural Resources is not on the list that 
I read.
  Mr. CONYERS. Then I ask that we add the subcommittee of the Committee 
on the Judiciary, all Judiciary subcommittees, because we are all due 
here on the floor tomorrow.
  So, with that exception I would be willing to withdraw my reservation 
of objection.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his comment.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Speaker, I will revise my unanimous consent request.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the following committees 
and their subcommittees be permitted to sit tomorrow while the House is 
meeting in the Committee of the Whole House under the 5-minute rule: 
Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
Committee on Commerce, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
Committee on Science, Committee on Small Business, and Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.

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