Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on H.R. 1640. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Arizona? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 495 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 1640. The Chair appoints the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Austin Scott) to preside over the Committee of the Whole. {time} 1820 In the Committee of the Whole Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products'', and for other purposes, with Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia in the chair. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs.…
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