[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20812]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RELATING TO EARLY ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 
                             108TH CONGRESS

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 590), and I ask 
unanimous consent for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 590

       Resolved, That any organizational caucus or conference in 
     the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Eighth 
     Congress may begin on or after November 1, 2002.
       Sec. 2. (a) With the approval of the majority leader (in 
     the case of a Member or Member-elect of the majority party) 
     or the minority leader (in the case of a Member or Member-
     elect of the minority party), the provisions of law described 
     in subsection (b) shall apply with respect to the attendance 
     of a Member or Member-elect at a program conducted by the 
     Committee on House Administration for the orientation of new 
     members of the One Hundred Eighth Congress in the same manner 
     as such provisions apply to the attendance of the Member or 
     Member-elect at the organizational caucus or conference.
       (b) The provisions of law described in this subsection are 
     as follows:
       (1) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 202 of House 
     Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on October 
     8, 1974, and enacted into permanent law by chapter III of 
     title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 
     U.S.C. 29a).
       (2) Section 1 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth 
     Congress, agreed to on January 14, 1975, and enacted into 
     permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b-2).
       Sec. 3. As used in this resolution, the term 
     ``organizational caucus or conference'' means a party caucus 
     or conference authorized to be called under section 202(a) of 
     House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on 
     October 8, 1974, and enacted into permanent law by chapter 
     III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 
     (2 U.S.C. 29a(a)).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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