[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           RULES OF THE HOUSE

  (Mr. SENSENBRENNER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I noticed in the last roll call that 
the author of the motion to recommit voted in favor of passage of H.R. 
3402. At the time he rose to offer the motion to recommit, he stated 
clearly that he was opposed to the bill in its present form; and during 
my arguments against the motion to recommit, I reminded him and other 
Members that in order to make a motion to recommit, one must be opposed 
to the bill.
  This is in direct contravention of House rules and the admonition of 
the Speaker several months ago when the author of another motion to 
recommit on another bill voted in favor of the passage of the bill.
  I would hope that Members would be cognizant of the rules and 
precedents of the House and not repeat what has just happened.

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