[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7109-H7110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2002

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Appropriations be discharged from further consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 69) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes, and 
ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and I do not 
intend to object, but I simply take this reservation in order to afford 
the gentleman the opportunity to explain to the House what it is we are 
doing.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I thank the gentleman for yielding and for 
reserving the right to object so we can have this brief discussion.
  Mr. Speaker, the legislation before the House, H.J. Res. 69, will 
extend the current continuing resolution for an additional week, 
allowing the Government to continue to operate through October 31.
  As my colleagues are well aware, we have lost several days because of 
evacuations of the Capitol and for other reasons. We intend to complete 
the appropriations business expeditiously, but we do need to extend the 
CR through the 31st. The terms and conditions of the previous CRs 
remain in effect. All ongoing activities will be continued at current 
rates under the same terms and conditions as fiscal year 2001.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman for the time, and I want 
to thank the gentleman for his cooperation in making sure that the 
business of the House is expedited.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, continuing under my reservation, let me simply 
say I support this resolution, and I think the entire House will as 
well.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Florida?

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  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the joint resolution, as follows:

                              H.J. Res. 69

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public 
     Law 107-44 is further amended by striking the date specified 
     in section 107(c) and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 31, 
     2001''.

  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider 
was laid on the table.

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