January 6, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H21 

(13) COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM.—Mr. Towns, Chairman. 

(14) COMMITTEE ON RULES.—Ms. Slaughter, 

Chairman; Mr. McGovern, Mr. Hastings of 

Florida, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Welch, 

Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Arcuri, Ms. Sutton. 

(15) COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.—Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Chairman. 

(16) COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS.—Ms. 

Vela ́ zquez, Chairman. 

(17) COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—Mr. Oberstar, Chairman. 

(18) COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS.— 

Mr. Filner, Chairman. 

(19) COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.—Mr. 

Rangel, Chairman. 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (during 

the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that the resolution 

be considered as read and printed in 

the RECORD. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. 

BALDWIN). Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Connecticut? 

There was no objection. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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ELECTING CERTAIN MINORITY 

MEMBERS TO CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE 

OF REPRESENTATIVES 

Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, by direction of the Republican Conference, I 

offer a privileged resolution and ask 

for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 12 

Resolved, That the following Members are, 

and are hereby, elected to the following 

standing committees of the House of Representatives: 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE—Mr. Lucas. 

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS—Mr. Lewis 

of California. 

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES—Mr. 

McHugh. 

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET—Mr. Ryan of 

Wisconsin. 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR—Mr. 

McKeon. 

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE—Mr. 

Barton of Texas. 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES—Mr. 

Bachus. 

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS—Ms. RosLehtinen. 

COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY—Mr. 

King of New York. 

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY—Mr. Smith 

of Texas. 

COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES—Mr. 

Hastings of Washington. 

COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT

REFORM—Mr. Issa. 

COMMITTEE ON RULES—Mr. Dreier. 

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY— 

Mr. Hall of Texas. 

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS—Mr. 

Graves. 

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE—Mr. Mica. 

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS—Mr. 

Buyer. 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS—Mr. 

Camp of Michigan. 

Mr. PENCE (during the reading). 

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered 

as read and printed in the RECORD. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Indiana? 

There was no objection. 

The resolution was agreed to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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DAILY HOUR OF MEETING 

Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I 

offer a privileged resolution and ask 

for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: 

H. RES. 10 

Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, 

before Monday, May 18, 2009, the hour of 

daily meeting of the House shall be 2 p.m. on 

Mondays; noon on Tuesdays; and 10 a.m. on 

all other days of the week; and from Monday, 

May 18, 2009, until the end of the first session, the hour of daily meeting of the House 

shall be noon on Mondays; 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; and 9 a.m. 

on all other days of the week. 

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REGARDING CONSENT TO ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT 

Ms. SLAUGHTER. Madam Speaker, I 

offer a privileged concurrent resolution 

and ask for its immediate consideration. 

The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: 

H. CON. RES. 1 

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the 

Senate cncurring), That pursuant to clause 4, 

section 5, article I of the Constitution, during the One Hundred Eleventh Congress the 

Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with 

the Minority Leader of the House and the 

Minority Leader of the Senate, may notify 

the Members of the House and the Senate, 

respectively, to assemble at a place outside 

the District of Columbia if, in their opinion, 

the public interest shall warrant it. 

The concurrent resolution was agreed 

to. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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AUTHORIZING SPEAKER, MAJORITY LEADER, AND MINORITY 

LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS DURING THE 111TH CONGRESS 

Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that during the 

111th Congress, the Speaker, majority 

leader, and minority leader be authorized to accept resignations and to 

make appointments authorized by law 

or by the House. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland? 

There was no objection. 

GRANTING MEMBERS OF THE 

HOUSE PRIVILEGE TO EXTEND 

REMARKS AND INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD DURING 

THE 111TH CONGRESS 

Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that during the 

111th Congress, all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to 

include extraneous material within the 

permitted limit in that section of the 

RECORD entitled ‘‘Extensions of Remarks.’’ 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland? 

There was no objection. 

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MAKING IN ORDER MORNING-HOUR 

DEBATE 

Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ask 

unanimous consent that during the 

first session of the 111th Congress: 

(1) on legislative days of Monday 

when the House convenes pursuant to 

House Resolution 10, the House shall 

convene 90 minutes earlier than the 

time otherwise established by the resolution solely for the purpose of conducting morning-hour debate; and 

(2) on legislative days of Tuesday 

when the House convenes pursuant to 

House Resolution 10: 

(A) before May 18, 2009, the House 

will convene for morning-hour debate 

90 minutes earlier than the time otherwise established by that resolution; 

and 

(B) after May 18, 2009, the House shall 

convene for morning-hour debate 1 

hour earlier than the time otherwise 

established by that resolution; and 

(3) on legislative days of Monday or 

Tuesday, when the House convenes for 

morning-hour debate pursuant to an 

order other than House Resolution 10, 

the House shall resume its session 90 

minutes after the time otherwise established by that order; 

(4) the time for morning-hour debate 

shall be limited to the 30 minutes allocated to each party, except that on 

Tuesdays after May 18, 2009, the time 

shall be limited to 25 minutes allocated 

to each party and may not continue beyond 10 minutes before the hour appointed for the resumption of the session of the House; and 

(5) the form of proceeding for morning-hour debate shall be as follows: 

(a) the prayer by the Chaplain, the 

approval of the Journal and the Pledge 

of Allegiance to the flag shall be postponed until resumption of the session 

of the House; 

(b) initial and subsequent recognitions for debate shall alternate between the parties; 

(c) recognition shall be conferred by 

the Speaker only pursuant to lists submitted by the majority leader and by 

the minority leader; 

(d) no Member may address the 

House for longer than 5 minutes, except the majority leader, the minority 

leader, or the minority whip; and 


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