[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 46 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H3206-H3207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)

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  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Armey], the majority leader, for the purpose of inquiring of the 
schedule for when we are coming back and what the majority perceives to 
be the business as we come back.
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, this marks the last vote for the day and the beginning 
of the April district work period. As the adjournment resolution 
indicated, we will be back on April 15, and we expect to have votes 
after 5 p.m. on Monday, April 15. We would at that time be taking up 
for consideration H.J. Res. 159, proposed constitutional amendment to 
require a two-thirds vote to raise taxes, the taxpayer bill of rights; 
and H.R. 842, to provide off-budget treatment for transportation trust 
funds, both subject to a rule. During the course of that week we would 
consider these items. Of course, conference reports, if they are 
available. We would expect to be out by 6 p.m. on Thursday, with no 
votes on Friday.
  I should also mention we will have some suspensions which we will 
make available to both the minority and majority Members on the first 
day back.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the majority leader and wish he and his colleagues 
the very best and hope that as we come back, we will come back to a 
productive session, particularly as it relates to getting the business 
of the CR completed and moving on to the budget for the coming fiscal 
year.
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would yield again.
  Mr. HOYER. I yield to my friend from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. It has been my privilege to work with and to observe the 
extraordinarily hard work that has been put out by Members from both 
sides of the aisle, from both parties, on the appropriations process 
these past couple of weeks. I think we can all, the entire body can be 
proud of all of these Members for their willingness to work on that, 
and the effort made by the staff as well. I have every confidence that 
we will be able to come back in 2 weeks and see some renewed effort 
that will be fruitful.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for his comments and wish him well.

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