[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I take this time for the purpose of 
inquiring about the schedule for next week.
  I yield to the distinguished majority leader.
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from California for 
yielding.
  Madam 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, March 
19, 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 
tomorrow.
  Madam Speaker, I should note that in particular a bill under 
consideration under suspension next Tuesday is H.R. 2804, the James R. 
Browning Courthouse Designation Act, and, of course, others as well.
  On Tuesday, recorded votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
  For Wednesday and Thursday, I have scheduled the Budget Resolution 
for Fiscal Year 2003, marked up in the Committee on the Budget 
yesterday. I have also scheduled the Digital Tech Corps Act of 2001, 
being marked up in the Committee on Government Reform today.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, could the gentleman be 
more specific about what day the budget resolution will be considered?
  Mr. ARMEY. Madam Speaker, if the gentlewoman will continue to yield, 
we should expect to consider the budget on Wednesday, and as it turns 
out now, we should expect to complete the budget, Madam Speaker, by 
sometime fairly early Wednesday evening.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, does the leader expect any legislation 
dealing with pensions to be brought up on the floor next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. Again, I thank the gentlewoman for the inquiry, and if she 
will continue to yield, we do not anticipate any legislation being 
available for scheduling next week.
  Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, just to clarify what the leader said about 
the budget resolution, if the work on the budget resolution is 
concluded early evening Wednesday, will there be any legislative votes 
on Thursday next week?
  Mr. ARMEY. Again, let me thank the gentlewoman for the inquiry.
  If the gentlewoman would continue to yield, it would be our 
anticipation, Madam Speaker, that should we complete our work on the 
budget Wednesday night, that we would probably complete our work for 
the week at that point.
  Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman for the information, for giving us 
a specific list of suspensions, in one case in any event.

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