[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15763]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 4516, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to 
take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 4516) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, with Senate amendments 
thereto, disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to the conference 
asked by the Senate.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.


           Motion to Instruct Conferees Offered By Mr. Pastor

  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to instruct conferees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Pastor moves that the managers on the part of the House 
     at the Conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
     on the bill H.R. 4516, making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2001 be instructed to insist on the provisions of the Senate 
     amendment with respect to providing $384,867,000 for the 
     General Accounting Office.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the gentleman from Arizona 
(Mr. Pastor) and the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) each 
will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Pastor.)
  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this motion to instruct instructs the conferees to fund 
the General Accounting Office, which is very important to the work of 
the Congress, at that amount. I would ask my colleagues to support this 
motion.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this motion asks the conferees to go along with the 
Senate amendment on the appropriations level for the General Accounting 
Office. We have no objection to that and accept the motion.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct 
offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Pastor).
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

                              {time}  2300

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Without objection, the Chair 
appoints the following conferees: Messrs. Taylor of North Carolina, 
Wamp, Lewis of California, Ms. Granger, and Messrs. Peterson of 
Pennsylvania, Young of Florida, Pastor, Murtha, Hoyer, and Obey.
  There was no objection.

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