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Privileges of the House - Special Counsel to Investigate Actions of Republican Majority Leader

Date: Oct. 8, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Legislative Branch


PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE-SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE ACTIONS OF REPUBLICAN MAJORITY LEADER -- (House of Representatives - October 08, 2004)

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to rule IX, I rise to a question of the privileges of the House, and I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 845) for a special counsel to investigate the actions of the Republican majority leader and ask for its immediate consideration.

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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). In the opinion of the Chair, the resolution constitutes a question of the privileges of the House.

MOTION TO TABLE OFFERED BY MR. BLUNT

Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Speaker, the minority leader did not extend the normal courtesy of notifying the majority of her resolution, and I move to table the resolution so we can go back to the business of debating the defense conference report.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The motion that the resolution be laid on the table is not debatable.

The question is on the motion to table offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt).

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

RECORDED VOTE

Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.

A recorded vote was ordered.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were-ayes 210, noes 182, answered "present" 5, not voting 36, as follows:

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