[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14981]
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   MOTION TO TAKE FROM THE SPEAKER'S TABLE H.J. RES. 59, CONTINUING 
                    APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to take from the Speaker's table 
H.J. Res. 59 with the House amendment to the Senate amendment thereto, 
to recede from the House amendment and concur in the Senate amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under section 2 of House Resolution 368, 
that motion may be offered only by the majority leader or his designee.


                        Parliamentary Inquiries

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I am looking at the standing rules of 
the House, particularly standing rule XXII, clause 4, which reads:

       When the stage of disagreement has been reached on a bill 
     or resolution with House or Senate amendments, a motion to 
     dispose of any amendment shall be privileged.

  My question, Mr. Speaker, is: Haven't we now reached that state of 
disagreement as defined by rule XXII, clause 4?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is correct, but under section 
2 of House Resolution 368, the motion may be offered only by the 
majority leader or his designee.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, you started by saying the gentleman is 
correct. Did you mean that I am correct in saying that the standing 
House rule XXII, clause 4 that says that the ``stage of disagreement 
has been reached on a bill or resolution with House or Senate 
amendments,'' that that would be applicable under the standing rule if 
the standing rule was in order?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is correct about the standing 
rule.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, what is it that changed the normal rules 
of the House with respect to the ability of any Member, including 
myself or any Member on the other side, to offer a resolution calling 
up the CR passed by the Senate and asked that it be sent to the White 
House immediately? Why is that standing rule of the House not in 
operation right now?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is operating under the terms of 
House Resolution 368, which provides that the motion may be offered 
only by the majority leader or his designee.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I am asking why it is that the standing 
rule of the House, the normal rules of the House that we have been 
operating under, rule XXII, clause 4, what is it that has changed that 
that makes it impossible for me now to offer a motion to send the clean 
CR to the White House where the President can sign it tonight? What is 
it that has changed the standing rule of the House?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. A special order of business resolution 
adopted by the House limits the motion to the majority leader or his 
designee.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, so a special order has changed and 
modified the standing rule of the House; am I right about that?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. House Resolution 368 has limited the 
availability of the motion.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, under the regular order of the House, 
would any Member of the House, including myself, be able to call up a 
motion to immediately send the CR to fund the government to the 
President of the United States, to immediately call up and have a vote 
on that?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not respond to a 
hypothetical.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, just so I understand the response, under 
the rules of the House, you indicated that the standing rules of the 
House have been put aside in favor of H. Res. 368; is that correct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. With regard to the motion in question, that 
is correct.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, am I correct that section 2 of that new 
rule says that any motion pursuant to the standing rule, clause 4 of 
rule XXII, may now only be offered by the Republican leader or the 
designee of the Republican leader; is that correct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will re-state his original 
response.
  Under section 2 of House Resolution 368, the motion may be offered 
only by the majority leader or his designee.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, the rule that has now been placed over 
the House in substitute for the standing rules of the House gives only 
the majority leader or his designee the ability to move up and ask for 
a vote on the clean Senate bill that would go to the White House; is 
that correct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not respond to a political 
characterization and will state again:
  Under section 2 of House Resolution 368, that motion may be offered 
only by the majority leader or his designee.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, it seems pretty clear that we have taken 
the normal rules of the House, Mr. Speaker, and substitute in its place 
a provision that says, ``only the Republican leader can make a 
decision----''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has not stated a proper 
parliamentary inquiry.

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