[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 156 (Tuesday, October 10, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H9749-H9750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO OFFER AMENDMENT IN LIEU OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
             TO H.R. 436, EDIBLE OIL REGULATORY REFORM ACT

  Mr. BURR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to offer an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 436, Edible Oil Regulatory Reform 
Act, on 

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behalf of the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley]. That bill will be 
called up under the Corrections Calendar later today.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I do so for 
the purpose of inquiring of the gentleman from North Carolina for what 
purpose he makes this unanimous-consent request.
  Mr. BURR. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield, to offer an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute on behalf of the gentleman from 
Virginia [Mr. Bliley].
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, the concern that I have is that this 
procedure violates the rules of Corrections Day. Under the rules, the 
bill called up, ``shall not be subject to amendment, except those 
amendments recommended by the primary committee of jurisdiction, or 
those offered by the Chairman of the primary committee,'' and it does 
not say, or his designee.
  Mr. BURR. If the gentleman will continue to yield, I recognize the 
gentleman's concern. The gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Bliley] has been 
unavoidably detained, and we have an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that has been worked out between the Committee on Commerce, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee 
on Agriculture. Because of the nature of the issue that we are talking 
about, I hope the gentleman will understand, and to bring some common 
sense to this one thing, I would hope that we could proceed with it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I shall not object, but I reserved the 
right in order to point out the flaw of the process. The process of 
Corrections Day is a real shortcut of the legislative process that we 
have followed in this House for well over 100 years, and the Suspension 
Calendar was the appropriate means for bringing legislation to the 
floor. Even the rules that the majority have adopted do not provide 
them the flexibility that they now seek through a unanimous-consent 
request, and that is my concern. I will withdraw my reservation, but I 
did so in order to point out the flaws of the process.
  Mr. BURR. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.

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