[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
  4205, FLOYD D. SPENCE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
                               YEAR 2001

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 7(c) of 
rule XX, I announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 4205.
  I do this, I should say, in consultation with the Democratic leader, 
the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Gephardt), and the ranking Democratic 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary, the gentleman from Michigan 
(Mr. Bonior).
  The motion is as follows: I move 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. 4205 be instructed to agree to 
the provisions contained in title XV of the Senate amendment.
  If I might briefly, Mr. Speaker, explain. That is the defense bill 
and this is an instruction dealing with the Hate Crimes section, which 
was adopted in the other body to that bill. This would have the House 
concur with the Senate's adoption of the Hate Crimes section.

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