[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10112]
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
 2670, DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND 
            OTHER RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. COBURN. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 7(c) of Rule XXII, I 
hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on 
H.R. 2670, the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill. The form 
of the motion is as follows:

       Mr. Coburn moves that the managers on the part of the House 
     at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 2670 be instructed 
     to agree, to the extent within the scope of the conference, 
     to provisions that--
       (1) reduce nonessential spending in programs within the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and other related agencies;
       (2) reduce spending on international organizations, in 
     particular, in order to honor the commitment of the Congress 
     to protect Social Security; and
       (3) do not increase overall spending to a level that 
     exceeds the higher of the House bill or the Senate amendment.

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