[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H21-H22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  MAKING IN ORDER MORNING-HOUR DEBATE

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during the 
first session of the 111th Congress:
  (1) on legislative days of Monday when the House convenes pursuant to 
House Resolution 10, the House shall convene 90 minutes earlier than 
the time otherwise established by the resolution solely for the purpose 
of conducting morning-hour debate; and
  (2) on legislative days of Tuesday when the House convenes pursuant 
to House Resolution 10:
  (A) before May 18, 2009, the House will convene for morning-hour 
debate 90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by that 
resolution; and
  (B) after May 18, 2009, the House shall convene for morning-hour 
debate 1 hour earlier than the time otherwise established by that 
resolution; and
  (3) on legislative days of Monday or Tuesday, when the House convenes 
for morning-hour debate pursuant to an order other than House 
Resolution 10, the House shall resume its session 90 minutes after the 
time otherwise established by that order;
  (4) the time for morning-hour debate shall be limited to the 30 
minutes allocated to each party, except that on Tuesdays after May 18, 
2009, 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
  (5) 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

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  (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 Maryland?
  There was no objection.

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