[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 31 (Wednesday, March 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:32 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 joint resolution, without amendment:

       S.J. Res. 5. Joint resolution waiving certain provisions of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the appointment of the 
     United States Trade Representative.

  The message also announced that the Speaker appoints the following 
Members of the House to the Joint Economic Committee: Mr. Stark, Mr. 
Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Maloney.
  The message also announced that the House has passed to the following 
bills and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 63. An act to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as 
     ``Trinity Lake.''
       H.R. 649. An act to amend sections of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act that are obsolete or inconsistent 
     with other statutes and to repeal a related section of the 
     Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.
       H.R. 651. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 652. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
     located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 709. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 750. An act to support the autonomous governance of 
     Hong Kong after its revision to the People's Republic of 
     China.
       H.R. 914. An act to make certain technical corrections in 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to graduation data 
     disclosures.
       H.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution to consent certain 
     amendments enacted by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii 
     to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

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

       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to improve the living standards of those South 
     Asians living in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra River Basin.

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