[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10048]
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APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 3675, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3675) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, with Senate 
amendments, thereto, disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to 
the conference asked by the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.


                 Motion to Instruct Offered by Mr. Obey

  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to instruct conferees.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Obey moves that in resolving the differences between 
     the House and the Senate, the managers on the part of the 
     House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two 
     Houses on the bill, H.R. 3675, be instructed to disagree to 
     Senate Amendment Numbered 150.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] will 
be recognized for 30 minutes, and the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. 
Wolf] will be recognized for 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I support the motion offered by the gentleman 
from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] and accept the motion.
  Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentleman.
  Since the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Wolf] has accepted the motion, 
I see no need to debate it. I appreciate the gentleman's position.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Do both Members yield back their time?
  Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I 
move the previous question.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct 
offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair appoints the 
following conferees: Messrs. Myers of Indiana, Rogers, Knollenberg, 
Riggs, Frelinghuysen, Bunn of Oregon, Parker, Livingston, Bevill, Fazio 
of California, Chapman, Visclosky, and Obey.
  There was no objection.

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