[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 3, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H20]
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                  MAKING IN ORDER MORNING HOUR DEBATES

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that on legislative 
days of Monday and Tuesday during the first session of the 107th 
Congress:
  (1) 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 14, 
2001, the House shall convene for that purpose 1 hour earlier than the 
time otherwise established by the House);
  (2) the time for morning-hour debate shall be limited to the 30 
minutes allocated to each party (except that on Tuesdays after May 14, 
2001, the time shall be limited to 25 minutes allocated to each party 
and may not continue beyond 10 minutes beyond the hour appointed for 
the resumption of the session of the House); and
  (3) the form of proceeding to morning-hour debate shall be as 
follows:
  (4) 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;
  (5) initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate 
between the parties;
  (6) recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to 
lists submitted by the majority leader and by the minority leader;
  (7) no Member may address the House for longer than 5 minutes (except 
the majority leader, the minority leader, or the minority whip); and
  (8) 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 pro tempore (Mrs. Wilson). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Nevada?
  There was no objection.

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