[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 88 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5577]
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  REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO LIMIT AMENDMENTS, OFFER AN AMENDMENT, AND 
  EXPAND DEBATE TIME ON H.R. 1561, AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT OF 
                                  1995

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that, No. 1, during 
the further consideration in the Committee of the Whole of the bill 
H.R. 1561, pursuant to House Resolution 155, that other than pro forma 
amendments for the purpose of debate and amendments en bloc described 
in section 2 of House Resolution 155, no further amendment to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute be in order except 
those printed in the amendments portion of the Congressional Record on 
or before May 24, 1995;
  No. 2, the chairman of the Committee on International Relations, with 
the concurrence of the ranking minority 
member,isauthorizedtoofferanamend-ment notwithstanding the 
preprinting-in-the-Congressional-Record requirement above or in House 
Resolution 155;
  No. 3, consideration of the bill for amendment under the 5-minute 
rule may continue on the same terms as during the initial 10-hour 
period under House Resolution 155 for an additional period of 6 hours 
and may extend beyond 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 1995; and
  No. 4, no further amendment shall be in order after the additional 6-
hour period.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. DOGGETT. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, what we need 
on this whole international relations legislation is some 
bipartisanship consistent with the history of this Congress in 
providing some bipartisan support for Presidents, regardless of party, 
in the conduct of our international relations.
  My concern is that what we have, instead, is a 352-page detailed bill 
micromanaging foreign policy. Mr. Speaker, I do not think 6 hours more 
of talk, if it is the kind of talk that we have had throughout the 
course of this debate so far, is going to get us any nearer a 
bipartisan foreign relations bill.
  It is obvious, since this bill was supposed to be crammed through 
yesterday, that the votes are not there for this kind of 
micromanagement.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, regular order.
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, in view of that, I object to the request, 
because it has already been decided.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.

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