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ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION CONVENED JANUARY 6, 2009
SECOND SESSION
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C A L E N D A R S
OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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HISTORY OF LEGISLATION
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Legislative Day 1 Calendar Day 1
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
CALENDAR TUESDAY
HOUSE MEETS AT 12 A.M.
SPECIAL ORDERS
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PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF LORRAINE C. MILLER, CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES:
By the Office of Legislative Operations
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The Clerk shall cause the Index to the Calendars
calendars of the House to will be printed the first
be printed and distributed legislative day of each week
each legislative day. the House is in session
Rule II, clause 2(e)
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Legislative Day 4 Calendar Day 4
Friday, January 9, 2009
HOUSE MEETS AT 9 A.M.
SPECIAL ORDERS
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SPECIAL ORDERS
HOUR OF On motion of Ms. Kaptur, by unanimous consent, Ordered,
MEETING That when the House adjourns Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009,
it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9,
2009. (Agreed to Jan. 8, 2009.)
ORDER OF On motion of Ms. Kaptur, by unanimous consent, Ordered,
PROCEDURE -- That the Speaker be authorized to entertain motions
SUSPENSION to suspend the rules relating to House Resolution 34
AUTHORITY on the legislative day of Friday, January 9, 2009.
(Agreed to Jan. 8, 2009.)
SPECIAL ORDER The Speaker's policy with regard to special-order
SPEECHES speeches announced on February 11, 1994, as
clarified and reiterated by subsequent Speakers,
will continue to apply in the 111th Congress, with
the following modifications.
The Chair may recognize Members for special-order
speeches for up to 4 hours after the conclusion of
5-minute special-order speeches. Such speeches may
not extend beyond the 4-hour limit without the
permission of the Chair, which may be granted only
with advance consultation between the leaderships
and notification to the House. However, the Chair
will not recognize for any special-order speeches
beyond midnight.
The Chair will first recognize Members for 5-minute
special-order speeches, alternating initially and
subsequently between the parties regardless of the
date the order was granted by the House. The Chair
will then recognize Members for longer special-order
speeches. A Member recognized for a 5-minute
special-order speech may not be recognized for a
longer special-order speech. The 4-hour limitation
will be divided between the majority and minority
parties. Each party is entitled to reserve its first
hour for respective leaderships or their designees.
Recognition for periods longer than 5 minutes also
will alternate initially and subsequently between
the parties each day.
The allocation of time within each party's 2-hour period
(or shorter period if prorated to end by midnight)
will be determined by a list submitted to the Chair
by the respective leaderships. Members may not sign
up with their leadership for any special-order
speeches earlier than 1 weekprior to the special
order. Additional guidelines may be established for
such sign-ups by the respective leaderships.
Pursuant to clause 2(a) of rule V, the television
cameras will not pan the Chamber, but a ``crawl''
indicating the conduct of morning-hour debate or
that the House has completed its legislative
business and is proceeding with special-order
speeches will appear on the screen. The Chair may
announce other adaptations during this period.
The continuation of this format for recognition by the
Speaker is without prejudice to the Speaker's
ultimate power of recognition under clause 2 of rule
XVII should circumstances warrant.
MORNING-HOUR That during the first session of the 111th Congress: (1)
DEBATE 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 that 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 shall 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 one 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 to 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 (e)
following morning-hour debate, the Chair shall
declare a recess pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I
until the time appointed for the resumption of the
session of the House.
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Poe of Texas be allowed to address
the House for 5 minutes on January 9, 2009. (Agreed
to Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Jones be allowed to address the
House for 5 minutes on January 9, 2009. (Agreed to
Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Poe of Texas be allowed to address
the House for 5 minutes on January 12, 2009. (Agreed
to Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Jones be allowed to address the
House for 5 minutes on January 12, 2009. (Agreed to
Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Poe of Texas be allowed to address
the House for 5 minutes on January 13, 2009. (Agreed
to Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Jones be allowed to address the
House for 5 minutes on January 13, 2009. (Agreed to
Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Burton of Indiana be allowed to
address the House for 5 minutes on January 9, 2009.
(Agreed to Jan. 6, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Poe of Texas be allowed to address
the House for 5 minutes on January 14, 2009. (Agreed
to Jan. 7, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Poe of Texas, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Jones be allowed to address the
House for 5 minutes on January 14, 2009. (Agreed to
Jan. 7, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Westmoreland, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Poe of Texas be allowed to address
the House for 5 minutes on January 15, 2009. (Agreed
to Jan. 8, 2009.)
LEAVE TO On motion of Mr. Westmoreland, by unanimous consent,
ADDRESS HOUSE Ordered, That Mr. Jones be allowed to address the
House for 5 minutes on January 15, 2009. (Agreed to
Jan. 8, 2009.)