[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 87 (Thursday, June 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H6389-H6390]
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 yield to my friend from Texas [Mr. Armey], 
the distinguished majority leader, for the purpose of engaging in a 
colloquy to find out the schedule for the rest of the week and next 
week.
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, in just a few minutes we will be taking under 
consideration a very important resolution regarding the burning of 
churches. By common agreement out of consideration for the Members of 
the body and the lateness of the hour, we can assure Members due to the 
generosity on both sides of the aisle that there will not be a recorded 
vote on that matter. That being the case, I can announce that we have 
just had the last vote for the evening and for the week.
  On Monday next, June 17, the House will meet in pro forma session. 
Members should note, contrary to the original House schedule, we will 
not have legislative business or votes on Monday.

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  On Tuesday, June 18, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning hour, 
and 10 a.m. for legislative business. Members

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should be advised that recorded votes will be postponed until 12 noon 
on Tuesday, June 18.
  On Tuesday, the House will take up six bills under suspension of the 
rules: H.R. 3005, the Securities Amendments of 1996; H.R. 2803, the 
Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996; H.R. 3525, the Church Arson 
Prevention Act of 1996; H.R. 3572, a bill to designate the William H. 
Natcher Bridge; H.R. 3184, the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996; and 
H.R. 3107, the Iran Oil Sanctions Act of 1996.
  On Wednesday, June 19, and Thursday, June 20, the House will meet at 
10 a.m. for legislative business. We will consider the Interior and the 
VA-HUD appropriations bills, both of which will be subject to rules.
  And, Mr. Speaker, if I might just add, we are continuing to talk to 
Members on both sides of the aisle that are concerned with the VA 
appropriation bill, and it is hoped that possibly we might be able to 
work that out for consideration on Tuesday. That has not yet been 
settled.

  I would like to remind Members, though, Mr. Speaker, that we may take 
up a resolution holding the President's aides in contempt of Congress. 
It is our hope that the President will be forthcoming with the 
subpoenaed Travelgate documents before next week; however, in the event 
that these key documents are not provided, we may find a need to act on 
the contempt resolution.
  Next week, Mr. Speaker, we should conclude legislative business and 
have the Members on their way home by 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 20.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his information for 
this week and next week.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield.
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to my friend, the gentleman from New York.
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I am a little bit concerned. We need to be 
taking up these two appropriation bills this coming week, Interior and 
the HUD-independent agencies bill. I have a Committee on Rules to run 
upstairs and the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior] served on that 
committee for many years. He knows that if we are going to be coming 
back here, which we are willing to do in the Committee on Rules Monday 
night and put out a rule so that we can have the HUD-independent 
agencies bill on the floor Tuesday, we need to know this evening.
  Members have the right to know what they are going to be doing. If we 
are going to have to be coming back here on Monday, we need to make 
reservations. Under the laws now we cannot have two or three or four 
backup reservations, and I would suggest my good friend, the majority 
leader, who I know wants to cooperate, and the gentleman from Missouri 
[Mr. Gephardt], work this thing out and let us know tonight what we are 
going to be doing, one way or the other, so that these Members can 
schedule their weekends and the valuable time they have back in their 
districts. That is only fair.
  We are willing to sacrifice coming back here a day early to do it. So 
think about that. It is important to all of us.
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman would continue to yield for a moment, I 
would advise the chairman of the Committee on Rules that we are having 
discussions on this. They are going cordially, and as soon as we have 
more complete discussions, we will let the gentleman and the committee 
know.
  Mr. SOLOMON. I appreciate that.

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