[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17497]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 1776

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Banking 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1776 and the 
Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.
  I ask unanimous consent that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken and the text of S. 1452, which is a bill to modernize the 
requirements for the National Manufactured Housing Construction and 
Safety Standards Act of 1994, as passed, be inserted in lieu thereof. I 
further ask unanimous consent the bill be read the third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the Senate 
insist upon its amendment, request a conference with the House, and the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, we have this afternoon 
received the response from one of our Senators who believes this bill 
is very close, but that he has some problems with it. We would, 
therefore, on behalf of this unnamed Senator, object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, let me urge Senator Reid and the leadership 
to work with us, if he would talk with that Senator and identify what 
the problem might be. I know this bill has broad, I think almost 
unanimous, support.
  I read what the bill does in its title. It would modernize the 
requirements for manufactured housing construction. This is in the 
interest of consumers. It will help the industry because it will 
clarify what the standards should be.
  It is about safety; it is about manufactured housing construction. I 
have a feeling the problem is not with this bill, that it is an 
unrelated issue. But I hope we can work through the objection and we 
will come back on Monday or Tuesday of next week, I might say to 
Senator Reid, and see if we cannot get that worked out.
  Mr. REID. I say to my friend, I think it is an important piece of 
legislation. In Nevada, we depend very heavily on manufactured housing. 
We will do everything we can to see if we can get this worked out.

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