[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 31, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9292-S9293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       S. 640. An act to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 3846. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to authorize the provision of assistance for 
     microenterprises, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3870. An act to authorize the Agency for International 
     Development to offer voluntary separation incentive payments 
     to employees of that agency.
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  At 3:58 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills and joint resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:


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       H.R. 740. An act to confer jurisdiction on the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims with respect to land claims of 
     Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe.
       H.R. 885. An act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 1734. An act to reauthorize the National Film 
     Preservation Board, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1786. An act to regulate fishing in certain waters of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 2391. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for all employees.
       H.R. 2700. An act to designate the building located at 8302 
     FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, which houses operations of the 
     United States Postal Service, as the ``Amos F. Longoria Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 3118. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reform eligibility for health care provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 3139. An act to redesignate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle 
     Country Road in Centereach, New York, as the ``Rose Y. 
     Caracappa United States Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 3198. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3215. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision relating to Federal employees 
     contracting or trading with Indians.
       H.R. 3287. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city 
     of Crawford, Nebraska.
       H.R. 3435. An act to make technical amendments to the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
       H.R. 3546. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     South Carolina.
       H.R. 3557. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama.
       H.R. 3586. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     strengthen veterans' preference, to increase employment 
     opportunities for veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3680. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     carry out the international obligations of the United States 
     under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties 
     for certain war crimes.
       H.R. 3735. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa under 
     chapter 10 of part 1 of that act.
       H.R. 3768. An act to designate a United States Post Office 
     to be located in Groton, Massachusetts, as the ``Augusta 
     `Gusty' Hornblower United States Post Office.''
       H.R. 3815. An act to make technical corrections and 
     miscellaneous amendments to trade laws.
       H.R. 3834. An act to redesignate the Dunning Post Office in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office.''
       H.R. 3867. An act to amend the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the Act, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3868. An act to extend certain programs under the 
     Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 
     1996.
       H.J. Res. 166. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Mutual Aid Agreement between the city of 
     Bristol, Virginia, and the city of Bristol, Tennessee.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution regarding the human 
     rights situation in Mauritania, including the continued 
     practice of chattel slavery.
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution concerning human 
     and political rights and in support of a resolution of the 
     crisis in Kosova.
       H. Con. Res. 191. Concurrent resolution to recognize and 
     honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of 
     democratic ideals and their important contribution to the 
     outcome of World War II.
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  At 5:54 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, on of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2297. An act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code.
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  At 7:34 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 committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3734) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.


                           measures referred

  The following bills were read the first and second times by unanimous 
consent and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 885. An act to designate the United States Post Office 
     building located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, New 
     York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building''; to 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 1734. An act to reauthorize the National Film 
     Preservation Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1786. An act to regulate fishing in certain waters of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2297. An act to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2700. An act to designate the building located at 8302 
     FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas, which houses operations of the 
     United States Postal Service, as the ``Amos F. Longoria Post 
     Office Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3118. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     reform eligibility for health care provided by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 3198. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 3287. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city of 
     Crawford, Nebraska; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
       H.R. 3546. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     South Carolina; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       H.R. 3557. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude 
     Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of 
     Alabama; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       H.R. 3586. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     strengthen veterans' preference, to increase employment 
     opportunities for veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 3786. An act to designate a United States Post Office 
     to be located in Groton, Massachusetts, as the ``Augusta 
     `Gusty' Hornblower United States Post Office''; to the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs. .
       H.R. 3815. An act to make technical corrections and 
     miscellaneous amendments to trade laws; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
       H.R. 3846. An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to authorize the provision of assistance for 
     microenterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
       H.R. 3867. An act to amend the Developmental Disabilities 
     Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the Act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources.
  The following concurrent resolutions were read and referred as 
indicated:

       H. Con. Res. 142. Concurrent resolution regarding the human 
     rights situation in Mauritania, including the continued 
     practice of chattel slavery; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution concerning human 
     and political rights and in support of a resolution of the 
     crisis in Kosova; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 191. Concurrent resolution to recognize and 
     honor the Filipino World War II veterans for their defense of 
     democratic ideals and their important contribution to the 
     outcome of World War II; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  The following bill, previously received from the House of 
Representatives for the concurrence of the Senate, was read the first 
and second times by unanimous consent and referred as indicated:

       H.R. 3665. An act to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the authority to conduct the census of 
     agriculture; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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