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“APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 3675, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H10048 on Sept. 5, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES ON H.R. 3675, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 3675) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, with Senate amendments, thereto, disagree to the Senate amendments, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
Motion to Instruct Offered by Mr. Obey
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to instruct conferees.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Obey moves that in resolving the differences between the House and the Senate, the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill, H.R. 3675, be instructed to disagree to Senate Amendment Numbered 150.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] will be recognized for 30 minutes, and the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Wolf] will be recognized for 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I support the motion offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey] and accept the motion.
Mr. OBEY. I thank the gentleman.
Since the gentleman from Virginia [Mr. Wolf] has accepted the motion, I see no need to debate it. I appreciate the gentleman's position.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Do both Members yield back their time?
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question.
The previous question was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Obey].
The motion was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair appoints the following conferees: Messrs. Myers of Indiana, Rogers, Knollenberg, Riggs, Frelinghuysen, Bunn of Oregon, Parker, Livingston, Bevill, Fazio of California, Chapman, Visclosky, and Obey.
There was no objection.
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