[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




LIMITATION ON DEBATE ON CERTAIN AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION 
   IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF H.R. 5120, TREASURY AND GENERAL 
                  GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003

  Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that during further 
consideration of H.R. 5120 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to 
House Resolution 488, debate on the following amendments, and any 
amendments thereto, be limited to the time specified equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent as follows:
  The amendment printed in the House Report 107-585 shall be debatable 
for 12 additional minutes.
  The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 
shall be debatable for 30 minutes.
  The amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 5 
shall be debatable for 20 minutes.
  The amendments printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 9 and 
20 each shall be debatable for 10 minutes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oklahoma?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and it is 
not my intention to object but to clarify, the gentleman's proposition 
here, on unanimous consent, is that the 12 minutes on the Goss 
amendment are to be divided 6 apiece.
  Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. I yield to the gentleman from Oklahoma under my 
reservation of objection.
  Mr. ISTOOK. The gentleman's understanding is correct.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, it is my further understanding that of 
those 6 minutes, the Chair is going to be instructed as to how those 6 
minutes are going to be divided.
  Mr. ISTOOK. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, the 
UC request specifies divided equally between an opponent and a 
proponent of it. The UC request does not identify specific Members who 
would claim that time.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, continuing under my reservation of 
objection, let me ask an inquiry of the Chair. How will the Chair 
recognize individuals for those time frames on each side?
  It is my understanding that of the 6 minutes to each side, I was to 
receive 3 of those 6, and I just want to make sure that that in fact 
take place.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. I yield under my reservation of objection to the 
gentleman from Maryland.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, it is my presumption that, as the ranking 
member, I would be recognized, and I would tell the gentleman that I 
will yield him the 3 minutes.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Speaker, based upon that, I 
withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oklahoma?
  There was no objection.

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