[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4958-4959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. THOMAS. How can the gentleman from Washington revise and extend 
his remarks on the bill before us when the bill has not been laid 
before us?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. By unanimous consent, a Member is allowed to 
revise and extend his remarks on a bill that is yet to be considered.
  Mr. THOMAS. As long as it is yet to be considered. The gentleman said 
``the bill before us.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's unanimous consent request is 
perfectly in order.
  Mr. THOMAS. I would like to place in front of the House the bill that 
the gentleman just placed his information

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on the Record. I did that for the purpose of making sure that 
notwithstanding the Speaker's response, guided by the Parliamentarian, 
this individual from California believes the bill has to be in front of 
us if you are going to place unanimous consent remarks on the bill that 
is in front of us.

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