[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 2 (Thursday, January 5, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S526]
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                           AMENDING RULE XXV

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        MAKING MAJORITY PARTY APPOINTMENTS TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I send the following two resolutions to 
the desk and ask unanimous consent that they be considered en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 29) amending rule XXV, and a 
     resolution (S. Res. 30) making majority party appointments to 
     certain standing committees for the 104th Congress.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolutions?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the 
resolutions, en bloc.
  The resolutions (S. Res. 29 and S. Res. 30) were agreed to, as 
follows:
                               S. Res. 29

       Resolved, That at the end of Rule XXV, add the following:
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources, may, during the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources, but in no event may such 
     Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a member of 
     more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, may, during the One 
     Hundred fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, but in no event 
     may such Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a 
     member of more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, may, during the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works, but in no event 
     may such Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a 
     member of more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, may, during the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of the 
     Committee on environment and Public Works, but in no event 
     may such Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a 
     member of more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee 
     on Governmental Affairs, may, during the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, also serve as a member of the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations, but in no event may such Senator serve, by reason 
     of this subdivision, as a member of more than three 
     committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works, may, during 
     the One Hundred Fourth Congress, also serve as a member of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations, but in no event may such 
     Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a member of 
     more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs, and the Committee on energy and Natural Resources, 
     may, during the One Hundred fourth Congress, also serve as a 
     member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, but in no event 
     may such Senator serve, by reason of this subdivision, as a 
     member of more than three committees listed in paragraph 2.
       A Senator who on the date this subdivision is agreed to is 
     serving on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation, and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources, may, during the One Hundred Fourth congress, also 
     serve as a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, but 
     in no event may such Senator serve, by reason of this 
     subdivision, as a member of more than three committees listed 
     in paragraph 2.
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                               S. Res. 30

       Resolved, That the following shall constitute the majority 
     party's membership on the following standing committees for 
     the 104th Congress, or until their successors are chosen:
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Mr. Murkowski, 
     Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Craig, Mr. 
     Thomas, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Grams, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Burns.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: Mr. Chafee, Mr. 
     Warner, Mr. Smith, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Inhofe, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Bond.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. Helms, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. 
     Kassebaum, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coverdell, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Thompson, 
     Mr. Thomas, Mr. Grams, and Mr. Ashcroft.

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which 
the resolutions were agreed to.
  Mr. FORD. I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

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