[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 74 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3438]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I rise to inquire about next week's 
schedule.
  Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) for an 
explanation of the schedule for next week.

                              {time}  1600

  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to announce that we have concluded 
legislative business for the week. The House will not be in session on 
Friday, May 21.
  The House will next meet on Monday, May 24, at 12:30 p.m. for morning 
hour and at 2 o'clock p.m. for legislative business. We will consider a 
number of bills under suspension of the rules, a list of which will be 
distributed to all Members' offices. Members should note that we expect 
votes after 6 o'clock p.m. on Monday, May 24.
  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of next week, the House will take 
up:
  H.R. 1259, the Social Security and Medicare Safety Deposit Box Act of 
1999;
  H.R. 1833, the United States Trade Representative and Customs Service 
Reauthorization Act;
  H.R. 150, the Education Land Grant Act;
  The Agriculture Appropriations Act;
  The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act; and
  H.R. 1401, the Defense Authorization Act.
  On Tuesday, May 25, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning hour 
and at 10 a.m. for legislative business.
  On Wednesday, May 26, and Thursday, May 27, the House will meet at 10 
a.m. for legislative business.
  Madam Speaker, we hope to conclude legislative business for the week 
by 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 27.
  I would like to remind Members that the Memorial Day District Work 
Period begins following the close of legislative business on Thursday, 
May 27. And the House will return on Monday, June 7, with votes after 6 
p.m.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, I thank the majority 
leader for the schedule. If I might just ask one or two questions about 
the schedule for next week.
  Does my colleague know what days the Social Security Lock Box bill 
and the appropriations bills will be called up?
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, if the gentlewoman would continue to yield, 
I thank the gentlewoman for asking.
  On Tuesday, we expect to do the Lock Box and the Agriculture 
Appropriations bill. It is our expectation that on Wednesday we will be 
able to do Legislative Branch Appropriations, the Education Land Grant, 
and USTR-Customs. On Thursday, we would begin work on DOD 
authorization.
  If the gentlewoman would continue to yield, I should encourage 
Members to anticipate that we may be working later into the evenings on 
these evenings next week. As our past experience tells us, when we 
enter appropriations season and we begin to consider these bills under 
the 5-minute rule, they may oftentimes take longer days than other 
legislative business under more time-constrained rules.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, the majority leader anticipated my 
question in wanting to know if there were going to be any late nights 
next week. So we should anticipate late nights next week.
  And a final question: I do not see on the agenda listed out for next 
week anything about campaign finance reform on the schedule. Does the 
gentleman from Texas know when we might be able to expect any action on 
that issue?
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, again, I thank the gentlewoman for her 
inquiry. And if the gentlewoman would continue to yield, we have had 
several discussions with different Members that have interest in this 
matter.
  As the gentlewoman knows, we are going into the appropriations 
season. The appropriations season is very important in terms of its 
early conclusion in order to get into the final end-of-the-year 
appropriations conference reports.
  It is our anticipation that, while we expect this important issue to 
be addressed before the year is over, that we would like to get this 
appropriations work behind us so that we would have time to address 
that during which period they are in their conference committees. So I 
would guess that she should have an anticipation that it would be 
sometime later in the year.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Sometime later in the year.
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House join 
me in wishing my son, Scott, happy birthday tomorrow.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Emerson). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.

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