I ask unanimous consent to restore the time to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from North Carolina?

I object to that ruling, and I would ask the Speaker to reverse it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is no ruling pending at this time. There is nothing for the gentleman to object formally to.

This is not a proper ruling. It did not constitute debate. It was simply a unanimous consent request, and I do not believe this is a proper ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. As the Chair ruled earlier today, it is not in order…

Would the Speaker explain to the House why that is the case. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Any request that is accompanied by remarks that are in the nature of debate is charged, not the unanimous consent request itself, but the remarks that…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 226, nays 189, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 350] YEAS--226 Aderholt Alexander Amash Amodei Bachmann…

Thank you, Mr. Fattah, for convening us here and for coordinating this. I'd like to rise and pay tribute to the memory of Bill Gray also. Unlike our leader, I never had the pleasure of serving with Bill Gray. Maybe people will wonder why…

I want to join with my colleagues in expressing thanks and giving praise to our outgoing chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He's not leaving Congress, he's just leaving the chairmanship of the Congressional Black Caucus. I don't…

I urge my colleagues to join us in supporting the bill and working with us next year to address the things that are not in the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

I yield such time as she may consume to a valued member of our Intellectual Property Subcommittee and a valued member of the Judiciary Committee, the gentlelady from California (Ms. Lofgren).

And with having been granted that unanimous consent, I think I can submit substantially all of my statement into the Record. However, I did want to acknowledge the outstanding stewardship of Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual…

Let me get this straight. We have passed a bill on a bipartisan basis that directs that rules be written, and then we want, when the rules are written, to have it come back to Congress so that we can approve those rules. Tell me, first of…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North Carolina will be postponed. {time} 1910 Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Loebsack The…