[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 19, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H247-H248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PERMISSION FOR MORNING HOUR DEBATES

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on legislative 
days of Monday and Tuesday during the first session of the 106th 
Congress,

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  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'' (except that on Tuesdays after May 4, 1999, the 
House shall convene for that purpose one hour earlier than the time 
otherwise established by order of the House);
  the time for morning-hour debate shall be limited to 30 minutes 
allocated to each party (except that on Tuesdays after May 4, 1999, the 
time shall be limited to 25 minutes allocated to each party and may not 
continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour appointed for the resumption 
of the session of the House); and,
  the form of proceeding to morning-hour debate shall be as follows:
  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 session of the House;
  initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate 
between the parties;
  recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to lists 
submitted by the majority leader and the minority leader;
  no Member may address the House for longer than 5 minutes (except the 
majority leader, the minority leader, or the minority whip); and
  following morning-hour debate, the Chair shall declare a recess 
pursuant to clause 12 of rule I until the time appointed for the 
resumption of the session of the House.
  The SPEAKER. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Texas?
  There was no objection.

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