OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005

Date: July 8, 2004
Location: Washington, DC


DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 -- (House of Representatives - July 08, 2004)

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 701 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 4754.

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Ms. PELOSI (during the vote). Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary inquiry.

The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman will state her parliamentary inquiry.

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, in a previous response to a parliamentary inquiry, the Chair stated the vote would remain open as long as there were Members in the well wishing to vote. That case does not exist at this time, so when will the Chair be gaveling this vote down?

Mr. Chairman, apparently the basis for the Chair's response before is no longer true. Members are not in the well wishing to vote.

The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would remind Members that the rules state that the vote shall be open for a minimum of 15 minutes, and as long as there are Members in the well to vote, the vote will remain open.

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, how long has the vote been open?

The CHAIRMAN. The Chair is about to ask if any Member wishes to change his or her vote, so that changes may be reported.

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