[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H3130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1515
                ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gillmor). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 
XX, and the Chair's prior announcement, the Chair will now put each 
question on which further proceedings were postponed earlier today in 
the following order:
  H.R. 2728, by the yeas and nays;
  H.R. 2729, by the yeas and nays.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, point of information.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New 
York.
  Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, there is one remaining bill that we have not 
discussed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is going to vote on the first 
three bills and then vote on the motion to suspend the rules on H.R. 
3740.
  Mr. OWENS. Are you wiping one bill from the calendar?
  Point of inquiry. Will somebody explain what happens to the remaining 
bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. At this point the Chair will put the 
question on those measures on which a vote has previously been 
postponed.
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OWENS. I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.
  Mr. NORWOOD. We are going to have the votes on these three bills, 
then there are a couple of other votes, and then we go back to the 
final bill and its debate, and we will vote it.
  Mr. OWENS. I thank the gentleman.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will put the questions in the 
following order:
  H.R. 2728, by the yeas and nays;
  H.R. 2729, by the yeas and nays;
  H.R. 2730, by the yeas and nays; and
  the motion to suspend the rules on H.R. 3740.
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for electronic votes 
after the first such vote in this series.

                          ____________________