[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 194 (Thursday, December 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S18249]
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                          ICC TERMINATION ACT

  Mr. HELMS. Madam President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate a message from the House of Representatives on H.R. 2539, a bill 
to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
transportation, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 2539) entitled ``An Act to abolish 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of 
     title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation 
     of transportation, and for other purposes'', and ask a 
     conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses thereon.
       Ordered, That the following Members be the managers of the 
     conference on the part of the House:
       From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. 
     Shuster, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Petri, Mr. Coble, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Lipinski.
       From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of 
     the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. 
     Conyers.

  Mr. HELMS. Madam President, I move that the Senate insist on its 
amendment, agree to the request of the House for a conference, and the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The motion was agreed to, and the Presiding Officer appointed Mr. 
Pressler, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Burns, Mr. Lott, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
Ashcroft, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Exon, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. 
Breaux conferees on the part of the Senate.

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