[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20834]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2002

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to H.R. 2299, the Department of Transportation appropriations 
bill, that the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and that the 
Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.
  There being no objection, the Presiding Officer appointed Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Leahy, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Campbell, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Stevens conferees on the part of the 
Senate.

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