[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1967]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by 
Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House agrees 
to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the Bill (H.R. 
1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal year 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the 
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendments of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2036) to amend the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act to make certain adjustments in the land disposal program to provide 
needed flexibility, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2064. An act to grant the consent of Congress to an 
     amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the 
     States of Alabama and Georgia.
       H.R. 2276. An act to establish the Federal Aviation 
     Administration as an independent establishment in the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2685. An act to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid 
     Coverage Data Bank.
       H.R. 2972. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, to reduce the fees 
     collected under the Federal securities laws, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.J.Res. 78. Joint resolution to grant the consent of the 
     Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
     State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and 
     Illinois.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 149. Concurrent resolution condemning terror 
     attacks in Israel.

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