[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H6]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

  The SPEAKER. The Chair would like to take this occasion to remind all 
Members and staff of the absolute prohibition contained in the last 
sentence of clause 5 of rule XVII against the use of any personal 
electronic office equipment, including cellular phones and computers, 
upon the floor of the House at any time.
  The Chair requests all Members and staff wishing to receive or send 
cellular telephone messages to do so outside of the Chamber, and to 
deactivate, which means to turn off, any audible ring of cellular 
phones before entering the Chamber. To this end, the Chair insists upon 
the cooperation of all Members and staff and instructs the Sergeant at 
Arms, pursuant to Clause 3(a) of rule II, to enforce this prohibition.

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