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On the recordApril 8, 2014
Rule XIII, clause 6(c) states that it is not in order for the Committee on Rules to report a rule that would prevent the motion to recommit from being made as provided in clause 2(b) of rule XIX. Was it, therefore, in order under House rule XIII for the Committee on Rules to report H. Con. Res. 96? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot interpret the pending resolution under the guise of a parliamentary inquiry.
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Jared Polis
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