[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 60 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4820-S4821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:10 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. 1021. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands within the Routt 
     National Forest in the State of Colorado.
       H.R. 2217. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project 
     Number 9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2841. An act to extend the time required for the 
     construction of a hydroelectric project.
       H.R. 2886. An act to provide for a demonstration project in 
     the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a 
     private contractor will perform multiple resource management 
     activities for that unit of the National Forest System.
       H.R. 3723. An act to authorize funds for the payment of 
     salaries and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office, and 
     for other purposes.

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       H.R. 3811. An act to establish felony violations for the 
     failure to pay legal child support obligations, and for other 
     purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 255. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby.
       H. Con. Res. 262. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     1998 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
     Torch Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.
       H. Con. Res. 263. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the seventeenth annual National 
     Peace Officers' Memorial Service.

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

       S. 1605. An act to establish a matching grant program to 
     help States, units of local government, and Indian tribes to 
     purchase armor vests for use by law enforcement officers.

  The message also announced that the House has disagreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 629) to grant the consent of 
Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, and 
asks a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon; and appoints for consideration of the House bill and 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. 
Bliley, Mr. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dingell, 
and Mr. Hall of Texas, as the managers of the conference on the part of 
the Houses.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 22 
U.S.C. 276d, the Speaker appoints the following Members of the House to 
the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Mr. 
Houghton of New York, Chairman, appointed on April 27, 1998: Mr. 
Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Crane, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shaw, 
Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Upton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
Mr. Danner.

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