Hal Rogers

Mr. ROGERS

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I am prepared.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, could I inquire where we are in the reading of the bill?

Mr. ROGERS

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Committee do now rise.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, for the purpose of informing Members about the rest of the evening and the schedule that might take place, there have been numerous discussions taking place. We think we have an agreement worked out. It is being prepared now for us to peruse in due course of time. If the agreement is approved by both sides of the aisle, then there would be no further votes this evening in the body. The votes would be rolled until tomorrow. However, it is still being pursued. I suggest that we proceed with one more amendment and ask Members to hang tight for a possible vote on that amendment while the agreement is being pursued, and we think that we will be successful. With that in mind, Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hostettler] be permitted to offer the amendment No. 12, notwithstanding that portion of the bill is not yet considered as read, with the understanding that during the process of that debate, the larger agreement will be pursued.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that all debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto close in 20 minutes and that the time be equally divided.

Mr. ROGERS

Mr. ROGERS. I yield to the gentleman from California.

Mr. ROGERS. Reclaiming my time, either way. I have no real preference. I have no preference. If anyone has a preference, I am open.

Mr. ROGERS. I yield to the gentleman from West Virginia.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, a lot of Members are asking about the schedule for the evening. We have been discussing that with leadership on both sides. Here is the intention at the moment as to how to proceed: We would intend that the vote on this matter be rolled and combined with the vote on the next amendment, which I understand is the EDA amendment. If that is so, then Members would have roughly an hour between now and when the votes would be taken. At that time, there would be the two votes, presumably, unless there is a motion to rise or some other procedural motion that takes place. That is the intent of leadership at this point in time.

Mr. ROGERS. I would hope that the gentleman could accommodate Members and perhaps combine the two votes so that we would have some time off between votes.

Mr. ROGERS. I have no problem with that. Do I understand the gentleman from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] to say that he would prefer not to roll his vote until the EDA vote?

Mr. ROGERS

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that all debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto close at 4:30, and that the time be equally divided.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield for the purpose of a unanimous-consent request?

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that all debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto close at 4:30, and that the time be equally divided.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman continue to yield?

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, the ranking member is correct. It may not be of great notice yet, but we are putting a new provision in the Legal Services statute that I think is of interest to the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Burton] and the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Barr], the gentleman who yielded, and others, that gives the Legal Services Corporation a new way to discipline grantees who violate the restrictions that the Congress put on those grantees. In effect, LSC, under this new provision, has the automatic right to terminate the grant or contract of any grantee, and also, under section 504(a) and subsequent sections, can debar that recipient from any further grants under the act. This is new ammunition, new powers that they have never had before.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that all debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto close in 1 hour and 30 minutes and that the time be equally divided.

Mr. ROGERS. Point of order, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that debate on this amendment and all amendments thereto be concluded at 3:40, which will be an hour and a half total debate time, and that the remaining time be equally divided between these two parties.