[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H4536]
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 PERMISSION FOR SUNDRY COMMITTEES AND THEIR SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT TODAY 
                        DURING THE 5-MINUTE RULE

  Mr. SOLOMON. 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 Commerce, Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, Committee on International Relations, Committee 
on Resources, Committee on Science, Committee on Small Business, and 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the minority has been 
consulted and there is no objection to these requests.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, my ear heard 
``tomorrow.'' I believe it is to be today.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield, be permitted 
to sit tomorrow.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I believe it is today.
  Mr. SOLOMON. It is today; is that correct?
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for calling my attention to it. We 
would not want to include tomorrow, just today. In that case, let me 
renew my unanimous-consent request to ask unanimous consent that these 
committees be allowed to sit just today.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New York?
  There was no objection.

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