[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14809-14810]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                         PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.
  Mr. CAMP. Is the House in session at this time?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is in session. Does the gentleman 
have an inquiry?
  Mr. CAMP. Thank you.
  Is it in order to ask the Speaker the next order of business?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman can consult with the 
leadership.
  Mr. CAMP. Does the Speaker have an agenda with the next order of 
business before him?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is a matter of scheduling. The 
gentleman can consult with the leadership.
  Mr. CAMP. I understand there will be a suspension under the committee 
of jurisdiction of which I am ranking

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member. I have no information on that.
  Does the Chair have any information on that?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot speak to matters of 
scheduling.
  Mr. CAMP. We understand that the measure may involve tax 
implications, which are, of course, of great importance to the American 
people.
  Does this legislation have a bill number?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Again, the Chair cannot speak to matters of 
scheduling.
  Mr. CAMP. I am not asking about a matter of scheduling, Mr. Speaker. 
I am asking about a bill number for tax legislation of great importance 
to the American people which I understand may be up momentarily. 
However, we have no information on this side about that. And as the 
minority, I do believe we are entitled to some notice and understanding 
of the business that will be coming before the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may speak with the clerks at 
the hopper----
  Mr. CAMP. I'm sorry. Could the Speaker repeat that?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore: The gentleman may speak to the bill clerk 
regarding a particular bill's number.
  Mr. CAMP. Is the Speaker aware that the clerks have a bill number 
that I could speak to and obtain?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may consult with the bill 
clerk at the hopper.
  Mr. CAMP. I understand there is no bill number for the clerks to give 
me. Is there text available on the legislation?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Again, matters of scheduling are not within 
the purview of the Chair.
  Mr. CAMP. Well, Mr. Speaker, I am not asking about a scheduling 
matter. I am asking, is the text of the bill available at the desk at 
which you are standing?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is preparing to entertain a motion 
from the gentleman from Michigan. (Mr. Levin).
  Mr. CAMP. Well, I am asking a parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. My 
inquiries are, I think, a fairly basic one for the American people, and 
that is, as we conduct the people's business in what used to be the 
people's House, is there text of the legislation we may consider at the 
desk at which you are standing?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is ready to entertain a motion.
  Mr. CAMP. I have another parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. I didn't 
receive an answer to my last question. I think that's regrettable.
  But I would ask, is any legislative text posted online? Has any 
legislative text for the bill we are about to consider been put online 
in bill form for the American people to read?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend.
  The Chair will receive a message.

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