[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H14205-H14206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION AND SUNSET ACT OF 1995

  Mr. EHRLICH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 790) to provide for the 
modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements, with 
Senate amendments to the House amendment thereto, and agree to the 
Senate amendments to the House amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendments to the House amendment, as 
follows:

       Senate amendments to House amendment:
       Page 3, of the House engrossed amendment, in the table of 
     contents, strike out ``Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.'' and 
     insert ``Sec. 2021. Reports modified.''.
       Page 18, of the House engrossed amendment, strike out lines 
     6 and 7.
       Page 18, line 8, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``(2)'' and insert ``(1)''.
       Page 18, line 9, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``(3)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       Page 39, line 6, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``reports'' and insert ``report''.
       Page 39, line 7, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out all after ``936(b))'' down to and including ``Code,'' in 
     line 8.
       Page 43, of the House engrossed amendment, strike out line 
     19 and all that follows over to and including line 2 on page 
     45.
       Page 49, line 21, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``ELIMINATED'' and insert ``MODIFIED''.

  Mr. EHRLICH (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Senate amendments to the House amendment be considered 
as read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, 
I do not intend to object. I yield to the gentleman from Maryland [Mr. 
Ehrlich] for a brief explanation of the Senate amendment.
  Mr. EHRLICH. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. 
In drafting this expansive and important piece of legislation it was 
discovered that four inadvertent drafting errors existed. Senator John 
McCain offered the amended version in the Senate yesterday and it 
passed with no objection. Both the House and Senate majority 

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and the minority have concurred with these technical changes prior to 
Senator McCain offering his version on the Senate floor yesterday. I 
urge Members of this body to join me in support of this bill so that it 
can be sent to the President and this redtape burden can be lifted from 
the executive branch. I hope that this fully explains the gentlewoman's 
inquiry.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of 
objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Maryland?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from Maryland?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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