[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8410]
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             TAXPAYER RELIEF ACT OF 1997--CONFERENCE REPORT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
turn to consideration of the tax fairness conference report regardless 
of receipt of the papers from the House.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill H.R. 
     2014, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
     (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
     the budget for fiscal year 1998, having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses this report, signed by a majority of 
     the conferees.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of July 30, 1997.)
  Mr. NICKLES addressed the Chair.
  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senator from Oklahoma.

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