[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H219]
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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished majority leader 
for the purpose of inquiring of him the schedule for the coming week.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland for 
yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, the House will convene on Tuesday at 2 p.m. for 
legislative business. We will consider several measures under 
suspension of the rules. A final list of those bills will be sent to 
Members' offices by the end of the week. Any votes called on these 
measures will be rolled until 6:30 p.m.
  On Wednesday, the House will convene at 10 a.m. This is a slow time 
of year, as most committees are not organizing until next week. We 
anticipate consideration of a resolution that will stress the House's 
views on the recent court decision regarding the Solomon amendment, but 
we do not expect to consider any significant legislation under a rule.
  In addition, I would like to remind all Members that the President's 
State of the Union is scheduled for Wednesday night of next week.
  Finally, to accommodate scheduling demands next week similar to those 
that we have this week, the House will not have votes next Thursday or 
Friday.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding and will be happy to answer any 
questions he may have.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman. I appreciate the information.
  I understand he anticipates a substantive resolution on the Solomon 
amendment and the court ruling thereon. But can I ask you, is it your 
understanding that a resolution regarding the recent Palestinian 
elections will come to the floor next week as well? Is that possible?
  Mr. DeLAY. I know that you and the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Blunt) are working on this bill and will continue to work on it. It has 
every possibility if it is done, maybe we could do it next week.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the leader. I know that the majority whip and 
myself are working on this, and running it by your office as well as we 
are the leader's office on our side. Hopefully we can move that. I know 
that all of us believe that we have an opportunity to at least resolve 
the violence and hopefully reach towards a peaceful resolution of that 
dispute, and hopefully we can move forward on this resolution. I thank 
the leader for his response.
  Secondly, Mr. Leader, the supplemental appropriation, we hear about 
the supplemental appropriation, clearly for the tsunami victims as well 
as further assistance to our troops and efforts in Iraq and in 
Afghanistan. Can you tell us whether or not there is any possibility of 
that coming next week, or do you anticipate that would be the week 
following or sometime thereafter?
  Mr. DeLAY. I am not sure that the White House has even made a 
decision on when they will send the request for the supplemental to us, 
or if they will send us one or two requests. I think those decisions 
are still being made by the White House. Obviously those decisions will 
help shape how and when we will consider the bill here in the House. At 
this time I do not expect us to consider the supplemental prior to the 
President's Day recess, but I would not rule that out, either. We will 
take the President's request, obviously our Appropriations Committee 
will do its work, and we will expedite the process and get it to the 
floor as soon as possible.
  Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman for his information.

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