[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 23676-23677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas to 
inquire about next week's schedule.
  Mr. ARMEY. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  If I might observe, Mr. Speaker, what a pleasant surprise and 
congratulations to the gentlewoman from California.
  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the distinguished gentleman.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, 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, 
December 4, at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 2 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 later today. On Tuesday, no recorded votes are 
expected before 7 p.m. due to the National Day of Reconciliation 
ceremony that will be held between 5 and 7 p.m. in the Rotunda. Mr. 
Speaker, if I may repeat that: on Tuesday, there will be no recorded 
votes before 7 p.m.
  On Wednesday, Mr. Speaker, I expect to be able to schedule 
appropriations conference reports that are available. Chairman Young 
reports that the District of Columbia and Foreign Operations conference 
reports will hopefully be ready to be considered by Wednesday.
  As previously announced, on Thursday, December 6, I have scheduled 
H.R. 3005, the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001.
  Throughout the balance of the week, the House will consider any 
additional conference reports as they become available.

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  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. Speaker, are we to understand from what the gentleman has said 
that Fast Track legislation is definitely going to be on the schedule 
on Thursday?
  Mr. ARMEY. Yes. Again, I want to be very clear on that. We will vote 
on Thursday, the 6th, on the trade promotion legislation. That is it. 
It will be there.
  Ms. PELOSI. If I may question the distinguished leader further. What 
are the chances of having votes on next Friday?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, obviously we want to hold the floor available 
for votes, but that would be pending conference reports that would be 
made available. At this time we have to be prepared for votes on 
Friday. But, if I may just give my sort of candid personal advice, I 
would also entertain other Friday options as well.
  Ms. PELOSI. Is it possible we could work Friday through the weekend 
and end for the year next weekend?
  Mr. ARMEY. I would have to say, Mr. Speaker, that I would not 
anticipate working through the weekend. I would not anticipate us 
completing our year's work by the end of next week.
  Ms. PELOSI. If the distinguished leader would answer one more 
question, can we expect election reform legislation on the floor next 
week?
  Mr. ARMEY. If the gentlewoman will yield further, Mr. Speaker, we 
have no plans at this moment to put that on the floor for next week. 
This is, of course, a subject with respect to which a great many 
Members feel a good sense of urgency. Should things develop in the 
process of working this through the committee process, I will obviously 
inform the minority as immediately as possible. But I have no plans at 
this time.
  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the distinguished leader.

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