[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H5091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SURVIVORS PROTECTION
ACT
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further
consideration of H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection
Act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under guidelines consistently issued by
successive Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules and
Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it
has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I urge the Speaker and
Majority Leader to immediately schedule a vote to protect born-alive
infants of failed abortions.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has not been recognized for
debate.
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