[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H609]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. MOAKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I take this time in order to inquire about 
the next week's schedule.
  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman would yield, I am pleased to 
announce that we have completed legislative business for the week. 
There will be no recorded votes on Thursday or Friday of this week.
  The House will next meet for legislative business on Wednesday, March 
8, at 10 a.m. We will consider a number of bills under suspension of 
the rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices 
later this week.
  The House will also consider H.R. 1827, the Government Waste 
Corrections Act, under an open rule. On Wednesday we do not expect 
recorded votes until 2 o'clock p.m.
  On Thursday, March 9, and Friday, March 10, the House will consider 
the following measures, all of which will be subject to a rule: The 
Small Business Tax Fairness and Minimum Wage Legislation; and H.R. 
1695, the Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act.
  Mr. Speaker, conferees report they are making progress on the 
conference report accompanying S. 376, the Communications Satellite 
Competition and Privatization Act. I am hopeful that it will be ready 
for consideration in the House at some point next week.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish all of my colleagues safe travel back to their 
districts.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my time, does the gentleman 
expect the minimum wage legislation to be completed on Thursday next?
  Mr. COX. We do expect it, certainly, to come up; and we hope to be 
completed on Thursday.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Also, I thank the gentleman for saying there will not be 
any votes until 2 o'clock on Wednesday, but Members in your part of the 
country would really appreciate it if you could hold back those votes 
until at least 5 or 6 o'clock on Wednesday next.
  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will yield further, Tuesday is 
the only day we have not had votes on a primary day, and that is an 
important accommodation that as a California Member I am pleased is 
being made. We, of course, have our primary on Tuesday. I am in a 
position of traveling back that day myself, on Wednesday. So I know 
that every accommodation that can be made will be made for Members on 
the West Coast. Two o'clock is currently the schedule; but of course I 
understand the pressures that puts on travel, because I myself will not 
be able to be back here until 5 o'clock.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Further, Mr. Speaker, that minimum wage legislation, is 
that going to be contained within one piece of legislation, or will it 
be two bills?
  Mr. COX. There will be two separate bills, which it is my 
understanding will be enrolled together if both are successful.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. Will the Democrats have a substitute on both of these 
bills?
  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules has yet to meet on that 
point.
  Mr. MOAKLEY. I understand that. Is the gentleman's leadership 
allowing the substitute on each of these bills?
  Mr. COX. The Committee on Rules is going to be meeting on Wednesday 
for that purpose, and I am sure that is the very topic they will 
consider.

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