[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 41 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H2701-H2702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire of the gentleman from Texas 
the schedule for this week and next week.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, we have concluded our legislative business for the week 
and I am happy to announce that the Members are now free to return to 
their districts and families.
  Next Monday, March 25, the House will meet in pro forma session at 2 
p.m. There will be no legislative business that day.
  On Tuesday, March 26, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning 
hour and 2 p.m. for business to consider a number of suspensions, as 
follows:
  H. Con. Res. 146, 1996 Special Olympics Torch Relay;
  H. Con. Res. 147, 1996 National Peace Officers' Memorial Service;
  H. Res. 345, expressing concern about the deterioration of human 
rights in Cambodia;
  H. Res. 379, expressing the Sense of the House concerning the 
anniversary of the massacre of Kurds by the Iraqi Government;
  H. Con. Res. 102, concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i 
Community;
  H.J. Res. 158, to recognize the Peace Corps on the occasion of the 
35th anniversary and the Americans who have served as Peace Corps 
volunteers; and
  H.R. 3121, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms 
Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security 
assistance provisions and to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to 
certain foreign countries.
  If any recorded votes are ordered on Tuesday, they will be held until 
5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27.
  On Wednesday, the House will meet at 2 p.m. for legislative business. 
We will dispose of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1833, the Partial 
Birth Abortion Ban Act.
  On Thursday, March 28 the House will meet at 10 a.m. to take up the 
conference report to H.R. 2854, the Agricultural Market Transition Act, 
and also H.R. 3103, the Health Coverage Availability and Affordability 
Act of 1996.
  On Friday, March 29, it is our hope that the House will consider an 
appropriations conference report for fiscal year 1996. We will also 
consider a bill to increase the debt ceiling.
  Mr. BONIOR. I thank my colleague for his information.
  Mr. Speaker, I just have two questions. Does the gentleman anticipate 
bringing up the product liability bill next week?
  Mr. DeLAY. If the gentleman will yield further, we do not know that, 
but the gentleman knows that a conference report can be brought up at 
any time.
  Mr. BONIOR. Let me then ask the gentleman, your leadership has 
announced that the Passover/Easter recess would begin next Friday. Can 
you give assurances to the House that we will complete business by next 
Friday? Or is there still some thought that we may in fact have to go 
into the weekend or the following week?
  Mr. DeLAY. I think the gentleman knows that we are trying to put 1996 
behind us as far as the spending and debt limit is concerned. Unless 
the President vetoes those two bills, we expect to be out by no later 
than 6 p.m. on Friday.

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                 ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1996

  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the house 
adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday next.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Washington). Is there 
objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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