[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8922]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING DEBATE ON H.R. 4444, AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF 
   NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT (NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT) TO 
                       PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

  (Mr. Dreier asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, in an effort to maximize the amount of time 
for the House to debate the important issue of commercial relations 
with the People's Republic of China, I intend to propound a unanimous-
consent request to begin debate on this issue this evening with 2 hours 
of debate equally divided between the bill's proponents and opponents 
from both sides of the aisle.
  Furthermore, the Committee on Rules will meet later today to grant a 
rule on H.R. 4444 which will provide for further consideration, debate, 
and a vote on this very important issue.

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