[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1779]
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  REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN COUNTING TIME FOR DEBATE ON H.R. 7, NATIONAL 
                      SECURITY REVITALIZATION ACT

  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during the 
consideration of H.R. 7 all time used for electronic voting on 
amendments not count towards the 10 hours for debate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gillmor). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Missouri?
  Mr. GILMAN. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased 
to yield to the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Volkmer] to explain his 
request.
  Mr. VOLKMER. Mr. Speaker, my unanimous-consent request is to 
facilitate time in which these amendments, the 26 that are independent, 
would have time to debate.
  As was brought out during debate on the rule by the gentleman from 
California, if we figure it all out, if we are going to take up these 
26 amendments, and those are the ones that are separate and 
nonlubricated, in that 10 hours it will only allow 6 minutes, if we 
vote on every one on electronic voting. It means there will be 
approximately 6 minutes time to debate each amendment. Otherwise there 
are going to be Members, like there were last night, and I include 
myself and others, that do not have an opportunity to offer their 
amendments.
  Mr. Speaker, what they are telling the House here is every time that 
we vote during the Committee of the Whole we are cutting Members off 
from amendments. So all I am asking is that we not count the time for 
electronic voting when figuring up the debate time.
  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to object, I 
yield to the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Rules, the 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon].
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman must not have been present 
during the debate on the rule, but the truth is that we were willing to 
extend this debate by a number of hours if we could have moved up the 
starting times, today by 2 hours, tomorrow by 1 hour. We are now past 
that point, so I would respectfully have to object to the gentleman's 
request.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
  

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