[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5059]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENTION TO OFFER MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES ON H.R. 
               1501, JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM ACT OF 1999

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I want to announce my intention to offer a 
motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1501 tomorrow.
  Pursuant to clause 7(c) of rule XXII, I hereby announce my intention 
to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1501. The form of the 
motion is as follows:
  Mr. Conyers moves to instruct conferees on the part of the House that 
the conferees on the part of the House on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the bill, H.R. 1501, be instructed to insist that the 
committee on conference meet and report a committee substitute that 
includes both:
  One, measures that aid in the effective enforcement of gun safety 
laws within the scope of conference and, two, common sense gun safety 
measures that prevent felons, fugitives, and stalkers from obtaining 
firearms and children from getting access to guns within the scope of 
the conference. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-lee of Texas, 
Congresswoman Julia Carson, Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, 
and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy are cosponsors of this motion.

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