[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 50 (Wednesday, April 29, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:02 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 and joint resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 2807. An act to amend the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 to prohibit the sale, importation, 
     and exportation of products labeled as containing substances 
     derived from rhinoceros or tiger.
       H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
     founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and Israel.

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

       H. Con. Res. 215. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     people of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana for holding 
     multiparty elections.
       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and 
     begin the transition toward a broad-based multiethnic 
     government that observes international norms of behavior.
       H. Con. Res. 222. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress, congratulating the former International 
     Support and Verification Commission of the Organization of 
     American States (OAS-CIAV) for successfully aiding in the 
     transition of Nicaragua from war-ridden state into a newly 
     formed democracy and providing continued support through the 
     recently created Technical Cooperation Mission (OAS-TCM) 
     which responsible for helping to stabilize Nicaraguan 
     democracy by supplementing institution building.

  The message further announced that the House had agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the Little League Baseball Incorporated was 
     established to support and develop Little League baseball 
     worldwide and that its international character and activities 
     should be recognized.

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