[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12683]
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     GRANTING CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF CONGRESS TO AMEND WASHINGTON 
              METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT REGULATION COMPACT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of House Joint Resolution 986, 
which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A joint resolution (H.J. Res. 986) granting the consent and 
     approval of Congress for the State of Maryland, the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to 
     amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
     Compact.

  The Senate proceeded to consider the joint resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint 
resolution be considered read a third time and passed; that the motion 
to reconsider be laid upon the table; and that any statements relating 
to the resolution appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The joint resolution (H.J. Res. 986) was read the third time and 
passed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the preamble is agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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