[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7823-7824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BONIOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Armey) to inquire about the schedule for next week.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding.
  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, May 15 at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour 
and 2 p.m. for legislative business. The House will consider a number 
of measures under suspension of the rules, including the following 
bills: H.R. 1727, the Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Act; and H.R. 586, 
the Foster Care Promotion Act.
  A complete list of suspensions will be distributed to Members' 
offices tomorrow.
  On Tuesday, no recorded votes are expected before 6 p.m.
  On Wednesday and the balance of the week, the House will consider the 
following measures: Continued consideration of H.R. 1646, the State 
Department Authorization Act; H.R. 622, the Hope for Children Act; and 
H.R. 1, the No Child Left Behind Act.
  Members should note that given the busy schedule expected for next 
week on many important pieces of legislation, votes on Friday, May 18, 
are expected in the House, as was outlined in the House schedule 
distributed to all Members at the beginning of the year.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, may I ask the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Armey) on what day he expects the education bill to come before us?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I believe the gentleman asked about the 
education bill. The education bill, we would expect to begin 
consideration of that on the floor on Thursday at the earliest. I 
believe the Committee on Rules will be making an announcement that the 
Members should file amendments with the committee no later than noon on 
Tuesday, May 15.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman 
yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, if I might ask the 
majority leader a question about the committee during the deliberations 
on H.R. 1, the education bill. During the consideration of H.R. 1, the 
education bill, in the committee a number of Members on both sides of 
the aisle withheld amendments during that consideration on the 
assumption that they would then be able to have an opportunity to offer 
those amendments on the floor.
  I have been having Members ask me all day about potential amendments. 
Has the gentleman given any consideration with the Committee on Rules 
on the kind of rule, the time that might be allotted to this 
legislation?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank the 
gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) for the inquiry. Let me 
just say that the only condition, I believe, that the Committee on 
Rules has indicated now is the preprinting requirement, filing 
requirement, for Tuesday, May 15. Obviously, this legislation is a 
matter of enormous consequence on both sides of the aisle, and I can 
only say that I know of no predisposition on the part of the Committee 
on Rules to lack generosity, nor certainly any disposition on the part 
of the leadership to encourage that. So I would just encourage the 
gentleman that we ought to just go forward and make our case before the 
committee with the expectations of fair consideration.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Bonior) for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, as the gentleman from California (Mr. George Miller) 
mentioned, during the committee process certain numbers of Members did 
withhold amendments. We told them we would try, in fact, to work with 
them as we came to the floor. I would suggest to my colleague from 
California that we have worked together closely through the committee 
process, and as the Committee on Rules is doing the deliberations on 
the rule I would continue to work closely with the gentleman.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BONIOR. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, if I may, I would encourage then perhaps the 
chairman and the ranking member might get together and see what 
recommendations they together might make before the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. BONIOR. Does the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey) anticipate any 
late nights next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman again for his inquiry. 
I suppose one would realistically expect that a late night would be 
possible on Wednesday evening. Since there is a most high probability 
of working on Friday and a sense of desire to complete the work on the 
education bill, one could anticipate some late night work on Thursday 
night as well.
  Mr. BONIOR. When can we expect the reconciliation bill on taxes to 
come to the floor?
  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, again, I thank the gentleman for his inquiry. 
I must say right now I have no insight to give him on that. It is our 
hope to complete that before the Memorial Day recess, but as of this 
moment we wait

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upon the Senate. We can only give the gentleman further advice as we 
know more.
  Mr. BONIOR. I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Armey).

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