October 31, 1979
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SECOND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION, 1980, 1981, AND 1982 — CONFERENCE REPORT
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I submit a report of the committee of conference on Senate Concurrent Resolution 36 and ask for its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The report will be stated.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows :
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 36) revising the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses this report, signed by all of the conferees.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the conference report.
(The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the RECORD of October 23, 1979.)
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, this report is being submitted at this time because section 305 of the Budget Act requires the conferees to report back in disagreement after 7 days if they have been unable to reach final agreement.
The conferees have made substantial progress and the House has requested further conference in an effort to resolve the matters in disagreement. We will now take the necessary parliamentary steps to return to conference.
Mr. President, I move that the Senate agree to the conference report.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BAUCUS). The question is on agreeing to the motion.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the motion was agreed to.
Mr. TOWER. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I move that the Senate disagree to the House amendment to Senate Concurrent Resolution 36 and agree to the further conference requested by the House and that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees.
The motion was agreed to; and the Presiding Officer appointed Mr. MUSKIE, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. CHILES, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. BELLMON, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. PACKWOOD, and Mr. ARMSTRONG conferees on the part of the Senate.