[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES

  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Can any Member rise, Mr. Speaker, and move 
to suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 72 prior to the rule being called 
up?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is within the Chair's discretionary 
power of recognition. In addition, today is not a suspension day.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. If a resolution can pass with unanimous 
support, is there any provision in the House rules that would allow the 
House to bypass 9\1/2\ hours of debate proposed in House Resolution 73, 
agree to House Resolution 72, and begin to consider other legislation 
dealing with job creation?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot respond to hypothetical 
questions.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Is there any provision in H. Res. 72 that 
will create jobs?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is not a parliamentary inquiry.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Is it in order to ask unanimous consent to 
take from the Speaker's table H. Res. 72, ask for its immediate 
consideration, and for it to be adopted?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is constrained not to entertain 
such a request.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman may inquire.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take 
from the Speaker's table H. Res. 72 and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House, so that we can move on creating jobs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the announced policy of previous 
Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the House Rules Manual, the 
Chair is constrained not to entertain that request.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take 
from the Speaker's table H. Res. 72 and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House, so that we can move on creating jobs.
  Isn't the appropriate response, Is there objection?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the announced policy of recognition 
for such unanimous-consent requests, that request is not entertained.

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