[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 137 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9969-H9970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE ON H.R. 3183, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT 
             AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

  Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule XXII 
and by direction of Committee on Appropriations, I move to take from 
the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3183) making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, with a Senate 
amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The motion was agreed to.


                           Motion to Instruct

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to instruct 
conferees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hastings of Florida). The Clerk will 
report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Frelinghuysen 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. 3183 be 
     instructed as follows:
       (1) To not record their approval of the final conference 
     agreement (within the meaning of clause 12(a)(4) of House 
     rule XXII) unless the text of such agreement has been 
     available to the managers in an electronic, searchable, and 
     downloadable form for at least 48 hours prior to the time 
     described in such clause.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XXII, the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Frelinghuysen) and the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Pastor) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I voted for the House Energy and Water bill. It was a 
good bipartisan compromise. It was my pleasure to work closely with the 
chairman, Mr. Pastor, as we put it together. I and many of my 
colleagues are increasingly concerned that we don't have the level of 
information that we need to make wise decisions on the legislation. Our 
jobs require that we read and fully understand complex pieces of 
legislation that we vote on, and that takes time.
  It is for this reason that I am making this motion to instruct House 
conferees not to sign the final conference agreement until the text has 
been available to the conferees in an electronic, searchable and 
downloadable form at least 48 hours prior to conferees' approval.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PASTOR of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I first of all want to 
congratulate the ranking member for the work he has done on this bill. 
I want to thank him for the cooperation he has given and thank him 
again for his cooperation in working on this conference.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to instruct.

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  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct.
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


                        Appointment of Conferees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair appoints the 
following conferees:
  Messrs. Visclosky, Edwards of Texas, Pastor, Berry, Fattah, Israel, 
Ryan of Ohio, Olver, Davis of Tennessee, Salazar, Obey, Frelinghuysen, 
Wamp, Simpson, Rehberg, Calvert, Alexander, and Lewis of California.
  There was no objection.

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