[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:56 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House having 
proceeded to reconsider 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 years 1996 and 
1997, and for other purposes, returned by the President of the United 
States with his objections, to the House of Representatives, in which 
it originated, the said bill did not pass, two-thirds of the House of 
Representatives not agreeing to pass the same.
  The message also announced that the Houses has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1527. An act to further clarify the authorities and 
     duties of the Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area 
     permits on National Forest System lands and to withdraw lands 
     within ski area permit boundaries from the operation of the 
     mining and minerals leasing laws.
       H.R. 1823. An act to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
     United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District 
     dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3008. An act to amend the Helium Act to authorize the 
     Secretary to enter into agreements with private parties for 
     the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal lands, and for 
     other purposes.


               enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  The message further announced that the Speaker has signed the 
following enrolled bill:

       H.R. 2024. An act to phase out the use of mercury in 
     batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective 
     collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel 
     cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and 
     certain other batteries, and for other purposes.
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  At 4:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled joint resolution:

       S.J. Res. 53. Joint resolution making corrections to Public 
     Law 104-134.

  The enrolled bill and joint resolution were signed subsequently by 
the President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond).

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