[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 92 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4988]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inquire about next week's schedule. 
I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey).
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Frost) who agrees with me that our beloved Dallas Stars did in fact win 
that sixth game in triple overtime with a legal goal and thereby win 
the Stanley Cup.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding to 
me for the purposes of the schedule.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that we have concluded 
legislative business for the week. Mr. Speaker, Members should note 
that the House will not be in session on Monday, June 28.
  The House will next meet on Tuesday, June 29 at 12:30 p.m. for 
morning hour and 2 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 Members' offices this afternoon.
  Members should note that we expect recorded votes after 2 p.m. on 
Tuesday, June 29. On Wednesday, June 30, and the balance of the week, 
the House will take up the following bills, all of which will be 
subject to rules:
  H.R. 1218, the Child Custody Protection Act;
  H.R. 10, the Financial Services Act of 1999;
  and we expect the conference report on H.R. 775, the Year 2000 
Readiness and Responsibility Act to be ready next week.
  Mr. Speaker, we expect to conclude legislative business by 2 p.m. on 
Friday, July 2.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, if I could, I would like to ask the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Armey) a few questions. I would ask the majority 
leader, next Friday has become a tremendous problem for families, 
trying to get home for the July 4th weekend. There are literally no 
flights available. Is the gentleman going to keep votes on Friday?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his inquiry, and I 
do understand the concerns we have. We have tried the best we can to 
adjust the legislative schedule to the convenience of the Members. It 
is our expectation that work might carry us over to Friday. If at any 
time I can know with any certainty earlier, I will inform the Members 
as soon as possible.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, if I could inquire of the majority leader 
further, when can we expect conferees to be appointed on juvenile 
justice and gun safety, critically important legislation that should 
not be left to languish?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Frost) 
for his concern, and I share his concern about the importance of this 
legislation. We worked very hard on it, and we have the committees 
working, and the conferees are doing some preliminary work. We expect 
to appoint those conferees. But at this point, we are not prepared to 
make an announcement.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I would further ask the majority leader, in 
the wake of our victory against Milosevic and his atrocities in Kosovo, 
we need a resolution to commend our troops and the President for that 
accomplishment. We did that for President Bush after the Gulf War, and 
the Senate has already passed such a resolution unanimously. When can 
we expect a resolution congratulating our troops in the House?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas again for 
his inquiry. I know the committees of jurisdiction are looking at that. 
There have been some discussion among Members on both sides of the 
aisle. I am sure that the correct resolution will make its way to the 
floor before too long.
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) 
expect that to be next week before the break?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas again for 
his inquiry, but I can see nothing on the schedule on that subject for 
next week.

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