[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 4, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H37]
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                          MORNING HOUR DEBATE

  Mr. HYDE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during the first 
session of the 109th Congress: One, on legislative days of Monday when 
the House convenes pursuant to House Resolution 8 the House shall 
convene 90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by that 
resolution solely for the purpose of conducting morning hour debate; 
and
  Two, on legislative days of Tuesday when the House convenes pursuant 
to House Resolution 8:
  (a) before May 16, 2005, the House shall convene for morning hour 
debate 90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by that 
resolution; and
  (b) after May 16, 2005, the House shall convene for morning hour 
debate one hour earlier than the time otherwise established by that 
resolution; and
  Three, on legislative days of Monday or Tuesday, when the House 
convenes for morning hour debate pursuant to an order other than House 
Resolution 8, the House shall resume its session 90 minutes after the 
time otherwise established by that order;
  Four, the time for morning hour debate shall be limited to the 30 
minutes allocated to each party, except that on Tuesdays after May 16, 
2005, 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
  Five, the form of proceeding for morning hour debate shall be as 
follows:
  (a) 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;
  (b) initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate 
between the parties;
  (c) recognition shall be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to 
lists submitted by the majority leader and by the minority leader;
  (d) no Member may address the House for longer than 5 minutes, except 
the majority leader, the minority leader or the minority whip; and
  (e) following morning hour debate, the Chair shall declare a recess 
pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I until the time appointed for the 
resumption of the session of the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Illinois?
  There was no objection.

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