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Conference Report on H.R. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 14, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I would ask if now is the appropriate time to make points of parliamentary inquiry and motions related to the properness of H.R. 2670, the conference report, being before this House?

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire as to whether or not when originally filed, H.R. 2670 complied with the requirements of the rules of the House to have a single purpose stated, and if so, what was that single purpose?

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, point of parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, that is why we tried to do it before the motion was made. I am questioning how can a Member exercise his rights under the rules to raise objections when the rule clearly says it must be done before the commencement of debate. Now we are told that once a measure has been called up and the motion has been made, we can't make the inquiries or challenge the properness of the conference report.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. That is if the resolution passes. I am trying to establish whether or not this is even properly before the body.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, point of parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, is the Chair confirming that there was, in fact, a single purpose declaration made at the time of the filing of the bill, because otherwise it is not properly before the House at all.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, point of parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, is the Chair indicating that the mere motion to suspend the rules, therefore, suspends the rules until such time as that motion is defeated?

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, point of parliamentary inquiry.

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Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I would ask the Chair if that also applies to any germaneness that might apply that would otherwise be in violation of the conference reports stated in rule XXII.
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