[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 34 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H977]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inquire of the distinguished 
majority leader at this time regarding the schedule.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MENENDEZ. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to note that we have had our last vote for 
this week. The House will next meet on Monday, March 8, at 2 o'clock 
p.m. for a pro forma session. Of course, there will be no legislative 
business and no votes on that day.
  On Tuesday, March 9, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m. for Morning 
Hour, and 12 o'clock noon for legislative business. Votes are expected 
after 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, March 9th.
  On Tuesday, we will consider a number of bills under suspension of 
the rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices.
  On Wednesday, March 10, and the balance of the week the House will 
meet at 10 o'clock a.m. to consider the following legislative business:
  H.R. 800, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act;
  H.R. 4, a bill declaring the United States policy to deploy a 
national missile defense.
  It is possible, Mr. Speaker, that we may also take under 
consideration a resolution relating to the deployment of troops in 
Kosovo.
  Mr. Speaker, we expect to conclude legislative business next week on 
Friday, March 12, by 2 o'clock p.m.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I would ask the majority leader if he 
might answer one or two questions.
  Mr. Speaker, would the gentleman believe that, beyond that which he 
has told the House, that anything specifically will be added to the 
schedule other than the resolutions that will be considered on Tuesday 
on the consent agenda?

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  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for the input. Other 
than things that we may clear through both sides to add to the 
suspension calendar, I would see us taking under consideration nothing 
other than what has been stipulated here.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I think many Members have serious concerns 
and want to be able to be sure that they will be present on the 
potential resolution on Kosovo. Does the gentleman have a sense on what 
day of next week the Kosovo resolution will be coming to the floor?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, again, I thank the gentleman for his inquiry, 
and I think it is important that we stress, in response to the 
question, that it is clear that we will be taking up the Kosovo 
resolution next week, and we expect that that will be on Thursday and 
Friday.
  So the answer to the gentleman's question is that the Kosovo 
resolution will be taken up on Thursday. We expect to have a generous 
portion of time for debate, so we could expect that we would work on it 
Thursday and Friday of next week.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, my last question, so therefore, by that 
statement, it looks rather certain that we will be here voting on 
Friday?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would continue to yield, 
yes, there should be no doubt about that. As I indicated, we do have a 
getaway time by 2 o'clock. However we arrange the schedule, that will 
be, of course, honored for all the Members who want to make their 
arrangements for their travel.
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his answers.




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