[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HOUR OF MEETING FOR MORNING HOUR DEBATE

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on Mondays and 
Tuesdays of each week through the second session of the 105th Congress, 
the House shall convene 90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise 
established by order of the House solely for the purpose of conducting 
morning hour debate and that the time for such debate shall be limited 
to 30 minutes allocated to each party; except that on Tuesdays of each 
week after the first Tuesday in May of a session the House shall 
convene for morning hour debate 1 hour earlier than the time otherwise 
established by order of the House, that the time for such debate shall 
be limited to 25 minutes allocated to each party, and that in no event 
shall morning hour debate continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour 
appointed for the resumption of the House session; and that all morning 
hour debate shall be conducted under the following conditions:
  First, the prayer by the Chaplain, the approval of the Journal, and 
the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag shall be postponed until 
resumption of the House session following morning hour debate; second, 
initial and subsequent recognition for debate shall alternate between 
parties; third, recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only 
pursuant to lists submitted by the majority leader or the minority 
leader; fourth, no Member may address the House for more than 5 minutes 
except for the majority leader, the minority leader, or the minority 
whip; and, fifth, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I the Speaker shall 
declare a recess following morning hour debate until the hour appointed 
for the resumption of the House session.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.

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