[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1086-H1087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  LIMITATION ON FURTHER AMENDMENTS AND DEBATE ON H.R. 992, TUCKER ACT 
        SHUFFLE RELIEF ACT OF 1997, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1998

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during 
consideration of H.R. 992 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to 
House Resolution 382, after the legislative day of today, no further 
debate or amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be in order except as stated below.
  On the legislative day of Thursday, March 12, the amendment by 
Representative Watt of North Carolina, if offered today, shall be 
further debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Watt and an opponent.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?

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  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to 
object, I missed that.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I will be happy to respond to the 
gentleman's question.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to make sure 
what it was the gentleman just did.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to 
yield, to summarize, what this says is that tomorrow we will still be 
able to have 20 minutes' debate on the amendment that the gentleman is 
expected to offer tonight. That 20 minutes will be divided equally 
between the gentleman and an opponent.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of 
objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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