[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 24903]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN AMENDMENTS DURING CONSIDERATION 
OF H.R. 3289, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR DEFENSE AND 
          FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, 2004

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
during consideration of H.R. 3289 in the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to House Resolution 396, before consideration of any other 
amendment, except pro forma amendments by the chairman or ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees 
for the purpose of debate, it shall be in order to consider the 
following amendments:
  an amendment in the nature of a substitute by the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), which shall be debatable for 15 minutes;
  an amendment by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) regarding 
sustenance, which shall be debatable for 10 minutes;
  an amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) regarding 
quality of life, which shall be debatable for 30 minutes;
  an amendment by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) regarding 
loans, which shall be debatable for 1 hour;
  and an amendment by the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) and the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) regarding loans, which shall be 
debatable for 1 hour.
  Each such amendment may be offered only in the order specified, may 
be offered only by a Member designated or a designee, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. An 
amendment shall be considered to fit the description stated in this 
request if it addresses in whole or in part the object described.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kirk). Is there objection to the request 
of the gentleman from Florida?
  Mr. OBEY. Reserving the right to object, Mr. Speaker, I would like 
the gentleman to make clear that the adoption of this unanimous consent 
request in no way changes the consideration of any other amendment, 
that Members who have other amendments will still be able to offer 
those amendments and they will be disposed of precisely in the same 
manner in which they would be disposed of under the rule.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is absolutely 
correct. Without any prejudice to any other Member or any other 
amendment that might be offered, this unanimous consent would not have 
any adverse or negative effect on the Members' opportunity to offer 
those amendments.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  There was no objection.

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