[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 18, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H7099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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PERMISSION FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES AND THEIR SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT TODAY 
                          DURING 5-MINUTE RULE

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
following committees and their subcommittees be permitted to sit today 
while the House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole House under 
the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  It is my understanding that the minority has been consulted and there 
are no objections.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Iowa?
  Mr. HOYER. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, and I will not 
object, it is my understanding the minority has been consulted about 
each and every one of these exceptions to the rule that we adopted in 
the beginning of the year, and we will not object.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Watts of Oklahoma). Is there objection 
to the request of the gentleman from Iowa?
  There was no objection.
  

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