[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6101]
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   INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT, 
   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
 TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the message to accompany H.R. 6147.
  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. 6147) entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
     environment, and related agencies 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 Messrs. Frelinghuysen, Aderholt, Simpson, 
     Calvert, Cole, Diaz-Balart, Graves of Georgia, Young of Iowa, 
     Rutherford, Mrs. Lowey, Messrs. Price of North Carolina, 
     Bishop of Georgia, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. 
     Pingree, be the managers of the conference on the part of the 
     House.


                            Compound Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its 
amendment, agree to the request by the House for a conference, and 
authorize the Chair to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate at a 
ratio of 6 to 5.
  I know of no further debate on the motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the motion, 
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 Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
Lankford, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Shelby, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Udall, Mr. Reed, 
Mr. Coons, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Leahy conferees on the part of the 
Senate.

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