[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3242-S3243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:00 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 and joint resolutions, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 4. An act to declare it to be the policy of the United 
     States to deploy a national missile defense.
       H.R. 70. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enact into law eligibility requirements for burial in 
     Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 130. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the 
     ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 416. An act to provide for the rectification of 
     certain retirement coverage errors affecting Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 751. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 504 West Hamilton Street 
     in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Edward N. Cahn

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     Federal Building and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1212. An act to protect producers of agricultural 
     commodities who applied for a Crop Revenue Coverage PLUS 
     supplemental endorsement for the 1999 crop year.
       H.J. Res. 26. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Barber B. Conable, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian.
       H.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Dr. Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 28. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Wesley S. Williams, Jr. as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

  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. 37. Concurrent resolution concerning anti-
     Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian 
     Federation.
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the 18th annual National Peace 
     Officers' Memorial Service.
       H. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby.
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1999 
     District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch 
     Run to be run through the Capitol Grounds.
       H. Con. Res. 52. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances 
     sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts.
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     20th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

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

       S. 314. An act to provide for a loan guarantee program to 
     address the Year 2000 computer problems of small business 
     concerns, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to the provisions of 15 
U.S.C. 1024(a), the Speaker appoints the following Members of the House 
Joint Economic Committee: Mr. Sanford of South Carolina, Mr. Doolittle 
of California, Mr. Campbell of California, Mr. Pitts of Pennsylvania, 
and Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 3 of Public 
Law 94-304, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, the Speaker 
appoints the following Members of the House to the Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe: Mr. Hoyer of Maryland, Mr. Markey 
of Massachusetts, Mr. Cardin of Maryland, and Ms. Slaughter of New 
York.
  The message also announced that pursuant to the section 2(a) of the 
National Cultural Center Act (20 U.S.C. 76h(a)), the Speaker appoints 
the following Member of the House to the Board of Trustees of the John 
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Mr. Gephardt of Missouri.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
Public Law 96-388, as amended by Public Law 97-84 (36 U.S.C. 1402(a)), 
the Speaker appoints the following Members of the House to the United 
States Holocaust Memorial Council: Mr. Lantos of California, and Mr. 
Frost of Texas.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 68) to amend section 20 of the Small 
Business Act and make technical corrections in title III of the Small 
Business Investment Act.

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