[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 136 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11537-S11538]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:40 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 221. Concurrent resolution correcting the 
     enrollment of H.R. 3159.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate bill (H.R. 3159) to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998,

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and 1999 for the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other 
purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 3535. An act to redesignate a Federal building in 
     Suitland, Maryland, as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal 
     Building.''
       H.R. 4138. An act to authorize the hydrogen research, 
     development, and demonstration programs of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes.
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  At 12:05 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, without amendment:

       S. 1044. An act to amend title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions 
     relating to health centers, and for other purposes.
       S. 1577. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Historical Publications and Records Commission for 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
       S. 2085. An act to authorize the Capital Guide Service to 
     accept voluntary services.
       S. 2100. An act to provide for the extension of certain 
     authority for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the 
     Supreme Court Police.

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

       S. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-
     1993.''
       S. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution to authorize 
     printing of the report of the Commission on Protecting and 
     Reducing Government Secrecy.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4011. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that if a Member of Congress is convicted of a 
     delony, such member shall not be eligible for retirement 
     benefits based on that individual's service as a member, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 195. Joint resolution recognizing the end of 
     slavery in the United States, and a true day of independence 
     for African-Americans.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3546) entitled ``An Act to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery 
to the State of South Carolina.''
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3378) to amend the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act to extend the demonstration program for direct billing 
of Medicare, Medicaid, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 145. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldava.
       H. Con. Res. 189. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the importance of United 
     States membership and participation in the regional South 
     Pacific organizations.
       H. Con. Res. 216. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     relocation of the Portrait Monument.
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  At 3:02 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. 4194. An act to reauthorize alternative means of 
     dispute resolution in the Federal administrative process, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3539) to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
resolution (H. Res. 545) that the bill of the Senate (S. 1311) to 
establish a National Fitness and Sports Foundation to carry out 
activities to support and supplement the mission of the President's 
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. in the opinion of 
this House, contravenes the first clause of the seventh section of the 
first article of the Constitution of the United States and is an 
infringement of the privileges of this House and that such bill be 
respectfully returned to the Senate with a message communicating this 
resolution.
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  At 4:01 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, without amendment:

       S. 39. An act to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act to authorize appropriations, to provide 
     for sustainable fisheries, and for other purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bills.

       H.R. 2508. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for improvements in the process of 
     approving and using animal drugs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2594. An act to amend the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act to reduce the waiting period for benefits 
     payable under the Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2660. An act to increase the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
     River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3068. An act to accept the request of the Prairie 
     Island Indian Community to revoke their charter of 
     incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore [Mr. Byrd].

  At 6:34 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 1031. An act for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez.
       H.R. 1087. An act for the relief of Nguyen Quy An.
       H.R. 4000. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating 
     to missing persons) as in effect before amendments made by 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.
       H.R. 4041. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey a parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, 
     California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm 
     school.
       H.R. 4139. An act to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic 
     Striped Bass Conservation Act and the Anadromous Fish 
     Conservation Act.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 1505. An act to reduce risk to public safety and the 
     environment associated with pipeline transportation of 
     natural gas and Hazardous liquids, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 1972. An act to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to 
     improve the provisions relating to Indians, and for other 
     purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 1675. An act to provide for the nationwide tracking of 
     convicted sexual predators, and for other purposes.
       S. 1802. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain property containing a fish and wildlife 
     facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
       S. 1970. An act to amend the national Museum of the 
     American Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 2085. An act to authorize the Capital Guide Service to 
     accept voluntary services.
       S. 2101. An act to provide educational assistance to the 
     dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who are 
     killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.

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