[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NEXT STEPS FOR REDUCING GUN VIOLENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, we first need to go back to 
the American people and ask them to speak to their representatives. We 
will work with mothers, fathers, advocates, and I won't stop until 13 
children don't die every day.
  I will be at front lines as we figure out every strategy open to us 
to pass real gun violence legislation.
  First, we will work with the House and Senate conferees on the 
Juvenile Justice bill.
  Secondly, we don't yet have a date when the conference will be 
appointed. The Senate first decides to appoint their conferees.
  The next big litmus test for the American public to watch is the 
Motion to Instruct the Conferees. That motion will consist of the House 
asking the Conference Committee appointees to keep the Senate language 
on the Gun Show Loophole Amendment.
  We will attempt to attach the Gun Show Loophole language to the 
Treasury Postal bill and Commerce/State/Justice, which both oversee 
some gun laws. In addition, some of my colleagues have discussed 
attempting to attach the language to every appropriations bill, 
including this week's Transportation bill.
  I still believe that we need freestanding gun legislation. That's why 
I will continue to ask that my bill--the Children's Gun Violence 
Prevention Act--be given a hearing. We will work to include the bill--
or pieces of it--in any gun violence legislation.

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