[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 74 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H5544-H5545]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I asked to speak for purposes of inquiring 
of the distinguished majority leader, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Armey], the schedule for today and the remainder of the week and then 
next week.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to my friend from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, we have concluded legislative business for the week. I 
am pleased to announce that Members are free to return home for the 
Memorial Day district work period. The district work period will 
continue through Monday, May 27, and Tuesday, the 28th. The House will 
return to business on Wednesday, May 29, at 2 p.m., for legislative 
business. Please note that we will not have any recorded votes before 5 
p.m. on May 29.
  Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday we will consider H.R. 3322, The Omnibus 
Civilian Science Act, the rule for which has already been adopted.
  On Thursday, May 30, the House will meet at 10 a.m. to take up the 
military construction appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997, which 
of course will be subject to a rule.
  Next week the House may also consider a privileged resolution from 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight that holds certain of 
the President's aides in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over 
subpoenaed documents in the Travelgate investigation.
  Mr. Speaker, we should finish legislative business by 2 p.m. on 
Friday of next week.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time and wish him an 
enjoyable weekend.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, and if I can just 
inquire, a couple of brief questions to my friend from Texas? We will 
have votes next Friday then, I take it from the gentleman's remarks?
  Mr. ARMEY. Yes, we plan on having votes on Friday.
  Mr. BONIOR. Would the gentleman care to inform us when he expects to 
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to conference on the budget resolution next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. Of course, I believe the Senate is still proceeding on 
that, but as soon as we can next week we will be going to conference.
  Mr. BONIOR. And if I might inquire, what day does the gentleman from 
Texas expect to consider the privileged resolution concerning the 
subpoenaed documents that he referred to in his remarks?
  Mr. ARMEY. Most likely on Friday.
  Mr. BONIOR. Most likely on Friday.
  And finally, in light of the close to $60 billion CBO estimates on 
the star wars or missile defense program, when does the gentleman think 
that bill will be brought back for consideration?
  Mr. ARMEY. I have no announced plan at this time. I would like to 
bring it back in the next couple of weeks. But I will have to wait and 
to announce it later.
  Mr. BONIOR. And I would say to my friend from Texas, if he could 
inform us how late Wednesday, that might help Members plan. The 
gentleman said 5 o'clock we will have our first votes. And we expect a 
late evening on Wednesday?
  Mr. ARMEY. The science bill could go late. We would try to get some 
authority to roll votes so that we could organize the time on behalf of 
the Members, but we should be prepared to work late on Wednesday.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend. I wish him a happy 
Memorial Day weekend and a good evening.

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