[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2004

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair now lay before the 
Senate the House message to accompany H.R. 1047, the miscellaneous 
tariffs bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a message from the House 
of Representatives disagreeing to the amendment of the Senate to the 
bill (H.R. 1047) entitled ``An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of 
duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for 
other purposes'', and ask a conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.
  Ms. COLLINS. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate insist on its 
amendment, agree to conference with the House, and the Chair be 
authorized to appoint conferees at a ratio of 2 to 1.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The Presiding Officer (Mr. Talent) appointed Mr. Grassley, Mr. Frist, 
and Mr. Baucus conferees on the part of the Senate.

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