[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM

  (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of addressing the 
schedule with the majority leader for next week. I yield to the 
gentleman.
  Mr. BOEHNER. I thank my colleague for yielding.
  Mr. Speaker, next week the House will convene on Monday at 12:30 for 
morning hour, and 2 p.m. for legislative business. We will have a 
number of measures considered under suspension of the rules. A final 
list of those bills will be sent to Members' offices this afternoon.
  Any votes called on those measures will be rolled until 6:30 on 
Monday evening. Also on Monday, we will consider the rule to H.R. 4939, 
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery.
  We will likely debate the bill Monday night with final passage on 
Tuesday. For the balance of the week, we will do the Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill on 
Tuesday and Wednesday. And the resolution on the Global War on Terror 
and Iraq we expect to be considered on Thursday and probably spilling 
into Friday morning.
  And so I would expect that there will be votes next Friday.
  Mr. CROWLEY. I thank the gentleman. I would ask the gentleman, is it 
100 percent certain that we will have votes on Friday, or it is still 
up in the air?
  Mr. BOEHNER. It is likely at this point that we will, in fact, have 
votes on Friday.
  Mr. CROWLEY. And if I could ask for further clarification of the 
schedule for next week, if the majority leader could clarify the 
sequence of business for next week, we will debate the supplemental 
conference report on Monday, roll the vote on that measure until 
Tuesday, and then take up the Transportation, Treasury, HUD bill 
Tuesday.
  Do you expect that bill to be completed on Tuesday? And will the Iraq 
resolution then be debated on Thursday?
  Mr. BOEHNER. I do not expect that the Treasury, Transportation and 
HUD appropriation bill will be finished on Tuesday. It could be 
finished on Wednesday, but that will even be a push, especially 
considering the commitments that Members have on Tuesday evening.
  Mr. CROWLEY. How much total time do you expect will be allotted for 
debate on the Iraq resolution you referenced previously? And which days 
are you anticipating the debate will take place? And will ranking 
members and leadership be included in negotiating the text of that 
resolution?

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  Mr. BOEHNER. The resolution is coming together. The Committees on 
International Relations, Armed Services, and Intelligence, all three of 
those committees were consulted and worked to put the resolution 
together. That debate will begin on Thursday morning. And I expect that 
there will be blocks of time available assigned to all three 
committees. What the length of that debate is is still uncertain. I 
would expect it will be at least all day Thursday, and, as I said 
earlier, could likely consume Friday morning as well.
  Mr. CROWLEY. If I can, I just have one last question. In reference to 
the work that is being engaged on right now on developing the language 
for the resolution on Iraq, is that being done in a bipartisan way? Are 
ranking members on those committees also participating in that?
  Mr. BOEHNER. We consult with the committees. How the chairmen and 
ranking members relate to each other is above my pay grade.
  Mr. CROWLEY. I thank the gentleman for his clarification and for his 
honesty.

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