[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4871-H4872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. FAZIO of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Goss) so I may traditionally as I do at this time of the 
week inquire of the majority as to the schedule for the coming week.
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from 
California for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that we have concluded 
legislative business for this week.
  The House will next meet on Monday, June 22, at 12:30 p.m. for 
morning hour and at 2 p.m. for legislative business.
  On Monday, we will consider a number of bills under suspension of the 
rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices. Members 
should note that we do not expect any recorded votes before 5 p.m. on 
Monday, June 22.
  On Monday, we will also consider H.R. 4059, the Military Construction 
Appropriations Act, and H.R. 4060, the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act.
  On Tuesday, June 23, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning hour 
and 10 a.m. for legislative business. We will again consider a number 
of bills under suspension of the rules, a list of which will be 
distributed to Members' offices.
  On Tuesday, the House will also take up the Agricultural 
Appropriations Act. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday evening, Republicans and 
Democrats will face off in the annual charity congressional baseball 
game. We hope to finish legislative business by 5 p.m. and head to the 
diamond for batting practice.
  On Wednesday, June 24, the House will meet at 10 a.m. to consider the 
following legislation:
  The Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act; and the 
Department of Defense Appropriations Act.
  On Thursday, June 25, the House will meet at 10 a.m. to consider the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.

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  Mr. Speaker, we hope to conclude legislative business for the week by 
6 p.m. on Thursday, June 25.
  Friday, June 26, as we know marks the beginning of the Independence 
Day District Work Period from which the House will return on Tuesday, 
July 14.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. If I could reclaim my time, I would like to 
ask the gentleman if he could tell us when we would next begin debate 
on the campaign finance reform issue. It looks, as it appears to, that 
we will be on appropriations bills all week. Is there a date in the 
future, 2, 3 weeks out when we might get back to this subject we have 
just been debating today?
  Mr. GOSS. If the gentleman will yield further, as the distinguished 
gentleman well knows, the debate is well underway on this and has 
certainly caught the interest of the Members, and I think the people 
who are interested in this subject and will continue on. Obviously next 
week we have a very heavy schedule of appropriations bills which are, I 
think, the highest priority for this body at this time, and so my guess 
is, unless we have some kind of a serious change in what I have 
outlined, that we will not get back to the question of campaign finance 
until shortly after the break. It is impossible to say exactly when, 
but there is a general understanding that it will happen at about that 
time, so far as we can foresee the schedule at this moment.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Reclaiming my time, I am constrained to note 
that we have taken up three amendments and we have 258 of them in order 
that are nongermane and a number more that obviously are germane and 
could be developed here on the floor. I am concerned obviously that, 
while the debate has begun, we have not made a lot of progress on this 
very important issue.
  Could the gentleman tell me whether we would be in late on Monday 
evening as well as Wednesday evening, given the fact that the baseball 
game will intrude on Tuesday and we are obviously hoping to get away on 
schedule on Thursday. Is there any sense the Members could obtain as to 
how late we would be here on Monday and Wednesday?
  Mr. GOSS. If the gentleman will yield further, I would estimate, 
although I would not want to guarantee, but the best guess at this 
point would appear to be 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. as a range for Monday night, 
and, depending on other matters, it looks like now 10-ish or about 
Wednesday.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Reclaiming my time, is it possible that we 
would take up a budget decision to go to conference at any time next 
week which would involve, as the gentleman from South Carolina has been 
intending to offer, an instruction of conferees on the budget 
resolution?
  Mr. GOSS. If the gentleman will yield further, I am advised that that 
is a subject that is very timely and in fact is presently under 
discussion and that we will have to await further notice from the 
leadership on.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. But that is, reclaiming my time, a 
possibility that we might have before the 14th of July, at least a 
conference on the budget resolution?
  Mr. GOSS. If the gentleman will yield further, I think that there are 
many possibilities for continuing good legislation, and, as he knows, 
we will seize them all. With regard to the gentleman's observations on 
the number of amendments on campaign finance, surely we are going to 
have a full, deliberative debate on this subject which is, of course, 
what we all want.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's 
comments.

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