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“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 on H.R. 5. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 241 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. 5. The Chair appoints the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Flood) to preside over the Committee of the Whole. {time} 1420 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. 5) to ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation's public schools, with Mr. Flood 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 2 hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective designees. The gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Scott) each will control 1 hour. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx).”