[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9878-S9879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:02 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, with an amendment, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       S. 871. An act to establish the Oklahoma City National 
     Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate 
     the Oklahoma City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 996. An act to provide for the authorization of 
     appropriations in each fiscal year for arbitration in United 
     States district courts.

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

       S. 1000. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Robert 
     J. Dole United States Courthouse.''

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1420) to amend the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of 
the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2107) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, and agrees to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon; and appoints Mr. Regula, Mr. McDade, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
Skeen, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Yates, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Dicks, 
Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Obey as the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.
  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2264) making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints Mr. 
Porter, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Istook, Mr. Miller of 
Florida, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Northup, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
Obey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. DeLauro as 
the managers of the conference on the part of the House.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 29. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 290 Broadway in New

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     York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building.''
       H.R. 643. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, 
     in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. Stokes United States 
     Courthouse.''
       H.R. 824. An act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 717 Madison Place, N.W., in the District of 
     Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
     Building.''
       H.R. 994. An act to designate the United States border 
     station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza 
     United States Border Station.''
       H.R. 1460. An act to allow for election of the Delegate 
     from Guam by other than separate ballot, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1683. An act to clarify the standards for State sex 
     offender registration programs under the Jacob Wetterling 
     Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender 
     Registration Act.
       H.R. 1948. An act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2027. An act to provide for the revision of the 
     requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit 
     pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, and to require the Attorney General to report to the 
     Congress on the impact on such revision.
       H.R. 2343. An act to abolish the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2414. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating 
     commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 
     States, and for other purposes.


                          enrolled bill signed

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

       H.R. 680. An act to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     of surplus personal property to States for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals, and to authorize the transfer of surplus 
     real property to States, political subdivisions and 
     instrumentalities of States, and nonprofit organizations for 
     providing housing or housing assistance for low-income 
     individuals or families.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
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  At 2:07 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 amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
2209) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 5:48 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2378) making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other 
purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the following 
Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the House:
  For consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modification committed to conference: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. 
Livingston, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Obey.
  As additional conferees solely for consideration of titles I through 
IV of the House bill, and titles I through IV of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Istook, Mrs. Northup, 
and Mrs. Meek of Florida.


                          enrolled bill signed

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

       H.R. 111. An act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel 
     of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the 
     Dos Palos Ag boosters for use as a farm school.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore [Mr. Thurmond].

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