[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12868-S12869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:47 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
has agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 353. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     sine die adjournment of second session of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress.


                         enrolled bills signed

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

       S. 538. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain facilities of the Minidoka project to the 
     Burley Irrigation District, and for other purposes.
       S. 744. An act to authorize the construction of the Fall 
     River Water Users District Rural Water System and authorize 
     financial assistance to the Fall River Water Users District, 
     a nonprofit corporation, in the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes.
       S. 1260. An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to limit the conduct of 
     securities class actions under State law, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 1722. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend certain programs with respect to women's 
     health research and prevention activities at the National 
     Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention.
       S. 2364. An act to reauthorize and make reforms to programs 
     authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
     of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965.
       S. 2524. An act to codify without substantive changes laws 
     related to Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, 
     and Organizations and to improve the United States Code.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
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  At 10:53 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Kelaher, announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 4851. An act to withhold voluntary proportional 
     assistance for programs and project of the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and

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     completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4857. An act to reduce waste, fraud, and error in 
     Government programs by making improvements with respect to 
     Federal management and debt collection practices, Federal 
     payment systems, Federal benefit programs, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4859. An act to improve the ability of Federal 
     agencies to license federally owned inventions.

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

       S. 1132. An act to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier 
     National Monument to include the lands within the headwaters 
     of the Upper Alamo Watershed which drain into the Monument 
     and which are not currently within the jurisdiction of a 
     Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase or 
     donation of those lands, 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:

       H.R. 1560. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Lewis & Clark Expedition, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the Senate 
amendments numbered 2 through 6 of the House amendment to the bill (S. 
2375) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Foreign 
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, to strengthen prohibitions on 
international bribery and other corrupt practices, and for other 
purposes; and agrees to the Senate amendment numbered 1 with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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