[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6101]
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    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND 
                   EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the message to accompany H.R. 6157.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the 
     Senate to the bill (H.R. 6157) entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.'', 
     and ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
     of the two Houses thereon.
       Ordered, That Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Cole, 
     Calvert, Womack, Aderholt, Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. Roby, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Visclosky, Mses. DeLauro, Roybal-Allard, and 
     McCollum, be the managers of the conference on the part of 
     the House.


                            Compound Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. I move that the Senate insist on its amendment, agree 
to the request of the House for a conference, and authorize the Chair 
to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate at a ratio of 4 to 3.
  I know of no further debate on the motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is 
on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.


                        Appointment of Conferees

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair appoints the following conferees on 
the part of the Senate:
  The Presiding Officer appointed Mr. Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, 
Mr. Moran, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. Leahy conferees on the part 
of the Senate.

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