[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 117 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9552-S9553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:32 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 782) to amend 
title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of employee 
associations to represent their views before the U.S. Government.
  The message also 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.

[[Page S9553]]

3103) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability 
and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual 
markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and 
health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, 
to improve access to long-term care services and coverage to simplify 
the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3230) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3517) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and based 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3845) making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes.
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  At noon, 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 123. An act to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States.
       H.R. 2670. An act to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
       H.R. 3387. An act to designate the Southern Piedmont 
     Conservation Research Center located at 1420 Experimental 
     Station Road in Watkinsville, Georgia, as the ``J. Phil 
     Campbell, Senior Natural Resource Conservation Center.''
       H.R. 3464. An act to make a minor adjustment in the 
     exterior boundary of the Devils Backbone Wilderness in the 
     Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, to exclude a small 
     parcel of land containing improvements.
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  At 12:34 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 report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 3448) to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect 
jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of 
workers, to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the 
payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles, and to 
amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage 
rate and to prevent job loss by providing flexibility to employers in 
complying with minimum wage and overtime requirements under that act.
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  At 2:28 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, 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 House the bill (S. 1316) to 
reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
(commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act''), and for other 
purposes.
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  At 5:15 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 following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 268. Concurrent resolution to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and 
     continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and 
     individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in 
     health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use 
     of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term 
     care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of 
     health insurance, and for other purposes.
                                                                    ____

  At 6:50 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3953. An act to combat terrorism.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution to provide for a 
     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
       S. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     rotunda of the United States Capitol to be used on January 
     20, 1997, in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies 
     for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice-
     President-elect of the United States.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2739) to provide for a representational 
allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, to make 
technical and conforming changes to sundry provisions of law in 
consequence of administrative reforms in the House of Representatives, 
and for other purposes.


                          enrolled bill signed

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

       H.R. 3603. An act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1997, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
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  At 7:41 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 782 an act to amend title 18 of the United States Code 
     to allow members of employee associations to represent their 
     views before the United States Government.
       S. 1316. An act to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the 
     Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act''), and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 3560. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. 
     Brown Federal Building.''
       H.R. 3710. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     under construction at 611 North Florida Avenue in Tampa, 
     Florida, as the ``Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse.''

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution:

       H. Con. Res. 207. Concurrent resolution approving certain 
     regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 relating to labor-management 
     relations with respect to covered employees, other than 
     employees of the House of Representatives and employees of 
     the Senate, and for other purposes.

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