[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 120 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7247]
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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 wish to inquire from the distinguished 
majority leader the schedule for today and the remainder of the week 
and next week.

                              {time}  1645

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  I am pleased to announce that we have concluded votes for this week, 
Mr. Speaker. After this schedule discussion, the gentleman from Indiana 
[Mr. Burton] will ask unanimous consent to pass a resolution honoring 
the life and achievements of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. There is an 
agreement that there will be no recorded votes on this resolution.
  Next week, the House will meet at 12 noon on Monday, September 15, 
for a pro forma session. There will be no legislative business and no 
votes on that date.
  On Tuesday, September 16, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for 
morning hour and 12 noon for legislative business. It is our intention 
to hold any recorded votes ordered until after 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
  Let me be very clear on that. There will be votes on Tuesday, and it 
is our intention to hold any recorded votes that are ordered until 
after 2 p.m. on Tuesday of next week.
  On Tuesday, the House will take up a number of suspensions, a list of 
which will be distributed to Members' offices.
  After consideration of the suspensions, the House will consider the 
conference report on H.R. 2106, Military Construction Appropriations, 
which will be subject to a rule.
  We will have a motion to go to conference on H.R. 2159, the Foreign 
Assistance Appropriations, before resuming consideration of H.R. 2264, 
the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act.
  On Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18, the House will 
meet at 10 a.m. for legislative business. We hope to consider the 
following, all of which will be subject to rules:
  H.R. 2267, the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations 
Act for Fiscal Year 1998; H.R. 2378, the Treasury, Postal 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1998; and a resolution containing 
the recommendations of the bipartisan Ethics Reform Task Force.
  We hope to conclude legislative business by 6 p.m. on Thursday, 
September 18. The House will not be in session on Friday, September 19.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, I thank my colleague for 
the information on today, the rest of the week and next week.
  I have one additional question for my colleague from Texas, and that 
is on the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Act. 
The chairman of the Committee on Rules has indicated his willingness to 
make in order the amendment of the gentleman from West Virginia [Mr. 
Mollohan] with respect to the census, and I am wondering if we can 
expect that to happen and be brought to the floor with that amendment 
made in order?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, I 
thank the gentleman for those comments, and it is my understanding that 
the Mollohan amendment will be in order.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time I thank my colleague and 
wish him a very good weekend.

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