[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
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PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE TO FILE REPORTS ON H.R. 
       3636, NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND INFORMATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 1993, AND H.R. 3626, COMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT OF 
                                  1993

  Mr. MARKEY, Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce have until midnight tonight to file a report on 
the bill (H.R. 3636) to promote a national communications 
infrastructure to encourage deployment of advanced communications 
services through competition, and for other purposes, and on the bill 
(H.R. 3626) to supersede the modification of final judgment entered 
August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States versus 
Western Electric, civil action No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia; to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, and 
I will not object, but I do so to yield to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts [Mr. Markey], my good friend, for further explanation.
  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Energy and Commerce intends 
to file the reports on H.R. 3636 and H.R. 3626 before the end of the 
day, but, because the House may not be in session at that time, we are 
affording the committee the opportunity to file the report today. It is 
our hope that these bills can be considered by the full House next 
week, and we want to give the Members the opportunity to review the 
report in a timely fashion.
  Mr. FIELDS of Texas. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to 
object, and I am not going to object, but I want to inform the Members 
on this side that the minority has had the opportunity to review this 
and there is no objection.
  Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Massachusetts?
  There was no objection.

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