[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4787]
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      APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 1554, SATELLITE COPYRIGHT, 
            COMPETITION, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 1999

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1554) to amend the provisions of title 
17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite, 
with a Senate amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate amendment, and 
request a conference with the Senate thereon.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas? The Chair hears none and, without objection, 
appoints the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley; Tauzin; Oxley; Dingell; and Markey.
  Provided that Mr. Boucher is appointed in lieu of Mr. Markey for 
consideration of sections 712(b)(1), 712(b)(2), and 712(c)(1) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 as added by section 104 of the House bill.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Hyde; Coble; Goodlatte; Conyers; and Berman.
  There was no objection.

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