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“LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H9636-H9637 on Oct. 7, 1999.
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
(Mr. MENENDEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Lazio) for an explanation of next week's schedule.
Mr. LAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that we have completed legislative business for the week. The House will meet for a pro forma session tomorrow. Of course, there will be no legislative business and no votes tomorrow.
The House will meet again on Tuesday, October 12, at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 2 p.m. for legislative business. We will consider a number of bills under suspensions of the rules, a list of which will be distributed to Members' offices tomorrow. On Tuesday, we do not expect recorded votes until 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, October 13, and the balance of next week, the House will take up the following measures which will be subject to rules: H.R. 1993, the Export Enhancement Act, and the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act. We also expect a number of appropriations conference reports to become available for consideration in the House early next week, but possibly throughout the entire week.
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Mr. Speaker, on Friday, October 15, no votes are expected after 2 p.m. I just want to wish all of my colleagues happy Columbus Day weekend, and pray that everybody has a safe travel back, and that they have an opportunity to celebrate the discovery of Columbus, that great Italian American.
Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I would ask him if he would be able to answer a question or two about the schedule. We certainly all wish our colleagues a safe journey and a good Columbus day celebration.
Mr. Speaker, does the gentleman expect any late nights next week, in view of the schedule as the gentleman has announced it? And in terms of our effort to make this place family-friendly, does the gentleman expect any late nights next week?
Mr. LAZIO. If the gentleman will yield further, it looks as though we will have no late nights next week. We expect to have our business concluded relatively early.
Mr. MENENDEZ. I thank the gentleman. That would be helpful to our families.
We have heard about a November schedule from some of our colleagues on the other side who are wondering, and we are wondering, when that might be available to the minority so that Members can plan. If our expectation is to be here in November, we would like to know that schedule as well, if the gentleman would be so kind as to respond.
Mr. LAZIO. If the gentleman would continue to yield, Mr. Speaker, right now it is the expectation of the Speaker of the House that the House will adjourn October 29, so the target adjournment still is in this month. Of course, anything is possible as we struggle through these last few weeks in the appropriations cycle.
As soon as we have additional information, we would be happy to share it with the gentleman. Right now, the target adjournment date continues to be October 29.
Mr. MENENDEZ. We certainly all hope that we can achieve an agreement on our budgetary needs by that time.
But if not, and if there is to be a schedule for November that is already out there, we certainly would appreciate it as quickly as possible.
If I may ask the gentleman one last question, Mr. Speaker, is there a chance that Friday may be given away, in view of the schedule at this point, with only two stated pieces of legislation for the week? Does the gentleman expect that Friday may be given away?
Mr. LAZIO. I would say to the gentleman from New Jersey that Members should expect and plan on being in session on Friday. We have conference reports, appropriations conference reports, that need to be completed. That may include Friday. We expect it will include Friday. We have two votes scheduled. Members right now should plan to be in until 2 p.m. on Friday.
Mr. MENENDEZ. I thank my friend, the gentleman from New York.
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