[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 144 (Thursday, October 25, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7325-H7326]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inquire of the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Armey), the distinguished majority leader, about the 
schedule for the rest of the week and for 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 for yielding to me.
  I am pleased to announce that the House has completed its legislative 
business for the week. The House will next meet for legislative 
business on Tuesday, October 30, at 12:30 for morning hour and at 2 
o'clock p.m. for legislative business.
  The House will consider a number of measures under suspension of the 
rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices 
tomorrow.
  On Tuesday, no recorded votes are expected before 6 o'clock p.m.
  On Wednesday and the balance of the week, the House will consider the 
following measures subject to rules:
  The conference report to accompany H.R. 2590, the Treasury and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 2002, which should be filed at 
some point tomorrow and be ready for consideration in the House on 
Wednesday;
  H.R. 3150, the bill of the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) to 
improve aviation security; and
  The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002, 
which was marked up in full committee yesterday.
  Appropriators are also continuing to work on several conference 
reports. The gentleman from Florida (Chairman Young) reports that he is 
hopeful that the Energy and Water, VA-HUD, and Legislative Branch 
appropriations conference reports may all be ready for consideration in 
the House at some point next week. I will be happy to schedule them for 
consideration on the floor as soon as they become available.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, if I could inquire from my friend, the 
gentleman from Texas, is he still bringing fast track legislation to 
the floor, and if so, when?
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman will continue to yield, Mr. Speaker, I 
thank the gentleman for his inquiry.
  Mr. Speaker, the fast track trade promotion authority legislation is, 
of course, a high priority of the administration and of many Members; 
to, I hope, most of the Members of this body.
  It is not scheduled for next week. It is something we would like to 
schedule, but I do not see at this time any announcement that could be 
made on that legislation.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I would ask the gentleman, what day does he 
expect the aviation security bill to come to the floor? Are we going to 
be able to offer our substitute under the proposed rule?
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentleman again for his inquiry.
  If he will continue to yield, Mr. Speaker, we will consider the 
aviation bill on Wednesday. If I might mention, we also are aware that 
Wednesday is an important day in the family life of many of our 
Members, and we will try to complete our work in time for the Members 
to have time with their families on Wednesday evening, which is a time 
of great joy for the children.
  Mr. BONIOR. I will remind my friend, the gentleman from Texas, and he 
may have already thought of this, but of course, we are changing 
clocks. We are falling behind an hour I believe it is Sunday, if I am 
not mistaken.
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentleman for the reminder. I certainly would 
have been caught napping. I appreciate that.
  If the gentleman would continue to yield, on the other part of the 
question, obviously the Committee on Rules has not yet met on that 
bill.
  I can say to the gentleman that I will be personally recommending 
that the rule include a substitute, and then of course a motion to 
recommit in consideration of that airline security bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota, the ranking 
member of the committee that deals with the support legislation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I just want to reinforce that on our side we would hope to be able to 
offer a substitute developed within our committee. We came very close 
to reaching agreement with the majority on our committee on one of the 
central issues of aviation security, how screening shall be provided at 
domestic airports. I think that is a pivotal difference.

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  We would want to be sure that the rule would, in all fairness, give 
us the opportunity to offer our proposal as a substitute. Mr. Speaker, 
could the distinguished majority leader assure us that the Committee on 
Rules would make such a provision or substitute in order?
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bonior) will continue 
to yield, let me just say that obviously the Committee on Rules will 
act on this, and I am sure the gentleman from Minnesota and others will 
make our recommendations to the Committee on Rules.
  I can only tell the gentleman at this time that I will be 
recommending that a substitute be made in order.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. BONIOR. I thank my colleague, and I wish him a good weekend.

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