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Providing for Consideration of HR 2828, Water Supply, Reliability, and Environment Improvement Act

Date: July 9, 2004
Location: Washington, DC

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2828, WATER SUPPLY, RELIABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT ACT -- (House of Representatives - July 09, 2004)

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 711 and ask for its immediate consideration

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings) is recognized for 1 hour.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). The gentleman will state his point of order.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from Massachusetts wish to be heard on the point of order?

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair finds that the gentleman from Washington is correct, that the remarks during this debate should be confined to the special order of business before the House. The pending business before the House is not a discussion of the rules of the House generally. It is the rule that is pending before the House.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is, Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table offered by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings).

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Two minutes remain in this vote.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rules of the House provide for a minimum duration of 15 minutes.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state it.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has failed to state a parliamentary inquiry.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). Before the last vote, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Frank) was under recognition. The gentleman has 3 ½ minutes remaining of the 4 minutes yielded to him.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette). The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) has 1 ½ minutes remaining.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Massachusetts?

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