[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[House]
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             HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Monday, June 12, 2000

  The House met at 12:30 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker 
pro tempore (Mr. Kuykendall).

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                   DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Speaker:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 12, 2000.
       I hereby appoint the Honorable Steven T. Kuykendall to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution congratulating 
     Representative Stephen S.F. Chen on the occasion of his 
     retirement from the diplomatic service of Taiwan, and for 
     other purposes.

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                          MORNING HOUR DEBATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of 
January 19, 1999, the Chair will now recognize Members from lists 
submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour 
debates. The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with 
each party limited to not to exceed 30 minutes, and each Member, except 
the majority leader, the minority leader, or the minority whip, limited 
to not to exceed 5 minutes.

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                                 RECESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, the Chair 
declares the House in recess until 2 p.m.
  Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), the House stood in 
recess until 2 p.m.

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                              AFTER RECESS

  The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the 
Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Miller of Florida) at 2 p.m.

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