On the recordDecember 9, 2015
I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, would your expectation be that, if there were votes, no votes would occur prior to 6:30? Mr. McCARTHY. Yes. There will be no votes before 6:30, and I will let the gentleman know prior to departing on Friday whether we are in on Monday. Parliamentary Inquiries Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, some of us on the Rules Committee voted to bring up a bill that would prevent terrorists from buying guns, but Republicans on the committee blocked that attempt. Democrats have tried to close this loophole by defeating the previous question, and Republicans have blocked those attempts. Can the Speaker tell me how we can get an up-or-down vote on this bill that prevents terrorists from buying guns? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not entertain a parliamentary inquiry that does not relate, in a practical sense, to the present proceedings.
