wˌɛn ɡɹˈoʊs wʌz ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ɐ spˈɛʃəl ɛksˈɛpʃən wʌz mˌeɪd tə ðə pɹˈæktɪs ðæt bˈɪlz ˈɔfɚd ɪnðə hˈaʊs wɜː nˈʌmbɚd kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪvli.
When Gross was in Congress, a special exception was made to the practice that bills offered in the House were numbered consecutively.