[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 157 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H11716-H11717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WAIVING CERTAIN ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRST 
                     SESSION OF THE 106TH CONGRESS

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 76) waiving certain enrollment requirements 
for the remainder of the first session of the 106th Congress with 
respect to any bill or joint resolution making general appropriations 
or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2000, and ask for its 
immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I yield to 
my

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good friend, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Boehner) to explain to the 
House why we are considering this matter at this time.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the gentleman from 
New York, for yielding.
  I think all of my colleagues know that U.S. Code requires engrossed 
bills that passed both Houses to be printed on parchment in a manner 
determined by the Joint Committee on Printing. For large bills such as 
the appropriation measures that are still under debate and discussion, 
this requires many additional hours of time that may in fact be saved 
and allow us to complete our work sooner if this statute is set aside 
on a temporary basis.
  As most of my colleagues know, this is typically done at the end of 
every session of Congress, and we can in fact finish our work in a more 
timely manner and deliver these bills more quickly to the White House 
for their signature.
  Mr. McNULTY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                              H.J. Res. 76

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     provisions of sections 106 and 107 of title 1, United States 
     Code, are waived for the remainder of the first session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to the printing 
     (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any bill or 
     joint resolution making general appropriations or continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. 
     The enrollment of any such bill or joint resolution shall be 
     in such form as the Committee on House Administration of the 
     House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment.

  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider 
was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, House Resolution 365 is 
laid on the table
  There was no objection.

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