ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ˈeɪtʃ.ˈɑːɹ. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ wʌz ɹɪzˈɜːvd ˈiːtʃ sˈɛʃən fɔːɹ wˈʌn ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ɡɹˈoʊsᵻz bˈɪlz bɪkˈʌz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ˈiːkwəlz wˈʌn ɡɹˈoʊs, mˌeɪkɪŋ ɪts tˈaɪɾəl ðɪ ˌæɹɪθmˈɛɾɪkəl ɪkwˈɪvələnt tə hɪz nˈeɪm.
The number H.R. 144 was reserved each session for one of Representative Gross's bills (because 144 equals one gross, making its title the arithmetical equivalent to his name).