[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H8083]
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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 yield to the distinguished majority leader 
for the purposes of inquiring about the schedule for the rest of the 
week and next week.
  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 from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that we have completed 
legislative business for the week. The House will therefore not be in 
session tomorrow.
  The House will next meet on Monday, September 13, at 12:30 p.m. for 
morning hour and at 2:00 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 tomorrow.
  On Monday, we do not expect recorded votes until 6:00 p.m.
  On Tuesday, September 14, and the balance of next week, the House 
will take up the following measures, all of which will be subject to 
rules: H.R. 417, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act; H.R. 1551, the 
Civil Aviation Research and Development Authorization Act; H.R. 1655, 
the Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act; H.R. 2490, the Treasury and Postal Service 
Appropriations Conference Report; S. 1059, the National Defense 
Authorization Conference Report; and H.R. 1402, a bill regarding 
Federal Milk Marketing Orders.
  Mr. Speaker, on Friday, September 17, no votes are expected after 
2:00 p.m. I wish all of my colleagues safe travel back to their 
districts, and I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I have just a couple of questions for the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey).
  Can the gentleman tell us the day in which campaign finance will be 
brought to the floor?
  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 from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, the campaign finance reform will be considered on 
Tuesday, and I might add we expect that to be a fairly lengthy debate 
and we would expect Members or advise Members to expect a late evening 
on Tuesday.
  Mr. BONIOR. Does the gentleman expect a late evening other than 
Tuesday next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. We can tell the gentleman we will conclude business by 
6:00 or so on Wednesday evening. The Hispanic Caucus has a very 
important dinner, and the schedule will accommodate to that dinner.
  We expect that Thursday evening might possibly run a little late, but 
we certainly would hold to our 2:00 departure time on Friday.
  Mr. BONIOR. I thank my colleague.
  Finally, let me just ask my colleague that in August, before the 
recess, about 18 colleagues on the gentleman's side of the aisle signed 
a letter to the leadership asking that the minimum wage bill be brought 
up this fall before we adjourn for the year, and I am just wondering if 
the gentleman, who I know has a real fondness for the minimum wage 
bill, would enlighten us on when and if that will happen.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. I appreciate the gentleman yielding.
  Yes, we are aware of this interest on the part of the Members on both 
sides of the aisle. We have key Members of the House working on that. I 
can only say to the gentleman he might expect something later in the 
year, but I have nothing more definite to say on that.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding, and have 
a good weekend.

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