[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3147]
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RESIGNATION AS CONFEREE AND APPOINTMENT OF REPLACEMENT CONFEREE ON H.R. 
               3019, BALANCED BUDGET DOWNPAYMENT ACT, II

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a conferee:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 28, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, H232, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Effective immediately, I hereby resign 
     from the conference of H.R. 3019, the Omnibus Appropriations 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996, Conference Report.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Louis Stokes,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted and without objection, the Chair appoints the gentleman from 
Maryland [Mr. Hoyer] to fill the resulting vacancy among the primary 
panel of conferees.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The clerk will notify the Senate of the 
change in conferees.

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