[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 154 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H9709-H9710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. ARMEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas 
is recognized for 1 minute.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to update the Members on today's 
working schedule.
  Mr. Speaker, we have been in contact with the other body. They are 
taking an assessment at this time to determine the progress they may be 
making relative to the CR. I will go over and try to make sure that I 
can get some defining language and report back to the Members. At this 
point, though, I still cannot advise the Members about the circumstance 
of the CR in the other body, and we have nothing definitive to report.
  As soon as we know something definite, we will advise the floor and 
advise the Members through a whip call. As soon as I can have that 
information, I will share it with the Members.
  As it is now, we simply must continue to wait on the other body and 
try to do what work we can in the meantime.

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  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. ARMEY. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, is it the gentleman's intention 
that the House be in recess at that time while we await the other 
body's deliberations?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, we have a few items of 
business that we can conclude. If, in fact, we conclude these items 
before we hear from the other body, then we would probably have to go 
into a recess.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue 
to yield, does the gentleman want to tell the Members what might come 
up, what other issues might be coming before us as we kill time?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman asking. We will be 
naming some conferees and we will have a few unanimous-consent 
requests, but there, quite frankly, should be very little, and possibly 
no floor votes, until we hear back from the other body.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. The gentleman would not expect to have any 
votes, but Members need to keep in touch with the floor in case there 
does need to be additional action based on the Senate's failure to 
agree with the CR as is.
  Mr. ARMEY. The gentleman is correct. We will share information 
through the two leadership teams and the whip notice and get as much 
information to the Members as soon as we get it.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. I am sure we all appreciate that.

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