[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 140 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:04 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hayes, 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 4104) 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, 1999, and for other purposes.


                          enrolled bill signed

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

       S. 2392. An act to encourage the disclosure and exchange of 
     information about computer processing problems, solutions, 
     test practices and test results, and related matters in 
     connection with the transition to the year 2000.

  Under the authority of the order of today, October 8, 1998, the 
enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the Acting President pro 
tempore (Mr. DeWine).
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  At 1:50 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. 804. An act to amend part Q of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that 
     Federal funds made available to hire or rehire law 
     enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a net 
     gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
     non-administrative public safety services.
       H.R. 2348. An act to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 701 South Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, California, 
     and known as the Compton Main Post Office, as the ``Mervyn 
     Dymally Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 2921. An act to promote the competitive viability of 
     direct-to-home satellite television service.
       H.R. 3783. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require persons who are engaged in the business of 
     distributing, by means of the World Wide Web, material that 
     is harmful to minors to restrict access to such material by 
     minors, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4151. An act to amend chapter 47 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to identify fraud, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4293. An act to establish a cultural training program 
     for disadvantaged individuals to assist the Irish peace 
     process.
       H.R. 4616. An act to designate the United States Post 
     Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, 
     as the ``Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office.''
       H.R. 4679. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to clarify the circumstances in which a 
     substance is considered to be a pesticide chemical for 
     purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 53. An act to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 505. An act to amend the provisions of title 17, United 
     States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1892. An act to provide that a person closely related to 
     a judge of a court exercising judicial power under article 
     III of the United States Constitution (other than the Supreme 
     Court) may not be appointed as a judge of the same court, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1976. An act to increase public awareness of the plight 
     of victims of crime with developmental disabilities, to 
     collect data to measure the magnitude of the problem, and to 
     develop strategies to address the safety and justice needs of 
     victims of crime with developmental disabilities.

  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. 2022. An act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
     communications, and forensics.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 8) to amend the Clean Air Act to deny 
entry into the United States of certain foreign motor vehicles that do 
not comply with State laws governing motor vehicles emissions, and for 
other purposes.
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  At 3:48 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
has passed the following joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 131. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment 
     requirements for the remainder of the One Hundred Fifth 
     Congress with respect to any bill or joint resolution making 
     general or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 1999.

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