[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 109 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H6660-H6661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. GEPHARDT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I wish to inquire about the schedule.

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  I yield to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Armey], the distinguished 
majority leader, to announce the schedule for the rest of the day.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. Speaker, it is our intention today, as we are prepared to proceed 
on the rule for Medicare select, and then immediately after that, to 
move on to Medicare select. As the Speaker knows, this is very 
important legislation, and the timing is critical because of a deadline 
that must be met.
  Following our completion of work on Medicare select, it is our 
intention to move on to the adjournment resolution, which needs a rule; 
so we will be doing the rule and then the adjournment resolution. Any 
other business scheduled for today is business that we can put over 
until after the Fourth of July work recess so that upon completion of 
the adjournment resolution, pending action in the Senate, we ought to 
be able to have completed our day's work. That ought to enable us to 
get our Members well on their way to their districts for the district 
work period by the scheduled 3 o'clock departure time.
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I would simply inquire of the gentleman, 
this obviously means that changes in committee assignments will be held 
until after the Fourth of July recess?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, let 
me say, we would anticipate that action to take place sometime after 6 
on Monday, the 10th.
  As the Members might want to be reminded, we have tried to conclude 
the district work period by a return on Monday, the 10th, that would 
involve no votes before 5 on Monday, the 10th, to give that day to the 
Members for travel with a sense of security that they would not face a 
vote prior to 5 and have the opportunity to make their trip.
  That being the case, we would not, since there seems to be a high 
interest in this matter of the committee appointment, we would not 
begin consideration of the committee appointment until after 6, 
probably, on Monday, the 10th. But we should, as I think we have 
indicated, expect that votes might begin as early as 5 on Monday, the 
10th.
  So we would do the four scheduled suspensions and then move on to the 
Medicare select--I am sorry, the committee assignment, International 
Relations, Appropriations, Resources, and so on as the week goes by. 
Monday night we will do the committee assignment after 6.
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman.

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