[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 141 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:55 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. 2109. An act to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require reports filed under such Act to be 
     filed electronically and to require the Federal Election 
     Commission to make such reports available to the public 
     within 24 hours of receipt.
       H.R. 2263. An act to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to 
     Theodore Roosevelt for his gallant and heroic actions in the 
     attack on San Juan Heights, Cuba, during the Spanish-American 
     War.
       H.R. 4364. An act to streamline the regulation of 
     depository institutions, to safeguard confidential banking 
     and credit union supervisory information, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4506. An act to provide for United States support for 
     developmental alternatives for underage child workers.
       H.R. 4660. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide rewards for information 
     leading to the arrest or conviction of any individual for the 
     commission of an act, or conspiracy to act, of international 
     terrorism, narcotics related offenses, or for serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law relating to the 
     Former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 302. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of children and families in the United States and 
     expressing support for the goals of National Kids Day and 
     National Family Month.
       H. Con. Res. 309. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     forced abduction of Ugandan children and their use as 
     soldiers.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills and joint resolution, without amendment:

       S. 890. An act to dispose of certain Federal properties 
     located in Dutch John, Utah, to assist the local government 
     in the interim delivery of basic services to the Dutch John 
     community, and for other purposes.
       S. 1021. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
     eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive 
     service, and for other purposes.
       S. 2232. An act to establish the Little Rock Central High 
     School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 2561. An act to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with 
     respect to furnishing and using consumer reports for 
     employment purposes.
       S.J. Res. 51. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact 
     entered into between the States of Maryland and West 
     Virginia.

  The message further 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. 3150) to amend title 
11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the Houses 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. 1853) to amend the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocation and Applied Technology Education Act.
  The message further 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 House of Representatives to the bill (S. 2206) 
to amend the Head Start Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
of 1981, and the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and 
make improvements to those Acts, to establish demonstration projects 
that provide an opportunity for persons with limited means to 
accumulate assets, and for other purposes.
  The message announced that the House agrees to the amendments of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2675) to require that the Office of Personnel 
Management submit proposed legislation under which group universal life 
insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be 
available under chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, and for 
other purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

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

       H.R. 3694. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1999 for intelligence and intelligence related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3790. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Library of Congress.
       H.R. 4248. An act to authorize the use of receipts from the 
     sale of the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps to 
     promote additional stamp purchases.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
                                  ____

  At 2:00 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 amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
3874) to amend the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 to provide children with increased access to food and 
nutrition assistance, to simplify program operations and improve 
program management, to extend certain authorities contained in those 
Acts through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 346. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of the bill H.R. 3150.
                                  ____

  At 5:15 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of 
the Senate:

       H.R. 1197. An act to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     protect patent owners against the unauthorized sale of plant 
     parts taken from plants illegally reproduced, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4052. An act to establish designations for United 
     States Postal Service buildings located in Coconut Grove, Opa 
     Locka, Carol City, and Miami, Florida.

  The message also announced that Houses has passed the following bill, 
without amendment:

       S. 1298. An act to designate a Federal building located in 
     Florida, Alabama, as the ``Justice John McKinley Federal 
     Building.''

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

       S. 459. An act to amend the Native American Programs Act of 
     1974 to extend certain authorizations, and for other 
     purposes.
                                  ____

   At 6:33 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House passed 
the following joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of 
the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution making further 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.


               enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
bill and joint resolution:

       S. 2022. An act to provide for the improvement of 
     interstate criminal justice identification, information, 
     communications, and forensics.
       H.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution making further 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1999, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill and joint resolution were signed subsequently by 
the President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond).

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