[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[House]
[Page 32116]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will state her parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. If the majority leadership agrees with our 
leadership to bring the unemployment extension bill under unanimous 
consent, would such a bill be in order for consideration today?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the guidelines consistently issued by 
successive Speakers, as recorded on page 729 of the House Rules Manual, 
the Chair is constrained not to entertain the gentlewoman's request 
until it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee 
leaderships.
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, continuing my inquiry, it is my 
understanding that the leadership on our side of the aisle would agree 
to such a unanimous consent agreement on considering an unemployment 
bill. Can the Chair tell us if the majority leadership has taken a 
similar position?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is not aware of any clearance by 
the bipartisan leaderships.
  Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I ask the Chair to recognize me to 
make a unanimous consent request for the House to consider H.R. 3568, 
the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, recognizing that families 
will begin to lose unemployment benefits a few days after Christmas 
unless Congress acts today.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will repeat, under the guidelines 
consistently issued by successive Speakers, as recorded on page 729 of 
the House Rules Manual, the Chair is constrained not to entertain the 
gentlewoman's request until it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor 
and committee leaderships.

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