[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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REQUEST THAT POSTPONED MOTIONS TO SUSPEND RULES AND PASS BILLS OR AGREE 
TO RESOLUTIONS BE CONSIDERED AS PASSED IN FORM CONSIDERED BY THE HOUSE 
     ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1997, AND THE JOURNAL STAND APPROVED

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining 
postponed motions to suspend the rules and pass bills or agree to 
resolutions be considered as passed in the form considered by the House 
on Monday, September 29, 1997, and that the Journal stand approved 
today.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore [Mr. Pease]. Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  Mr. MILLER of California. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, 
I appreciate the motion that the gentleman has made, but the history is 
all wrong. The history was that these votes were rolled from Monday 
night when the House went out early, coming to town late Monday, fully 
expecting to vote on these motions, and they were rolled to somehow 
teach a political lesson, the first time in the history of this House 
we have seen this kind of activity take place in front of the religious 
holidays. That was a conscious decision. This was a conscious decision.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  Mr. MILLER of California. Reserving right to object, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask for regular order, and I ask that my 
unanimous consent request be granted by the body.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary 
inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, if we were to adjourn now 
without acting on the pending suspensions, what would the parliamentary 
effect be?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The answer is that those motions would 
become unfinished business of the House.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. They would simply be pending next week?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. No; tomorrow, on the next legislative day.
  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Which would be next week, if we adjourn, 
Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Not if the House convenes tomorrow.
  Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?
  Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I object.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.




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