[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S11253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:40 a.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 and joint resolutions in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 468. An act to establish the Saint Helena Island 
     National Scenic Area.
       H.R. 834. An act to extend the authorization for the 
     National Historic Preservation fund, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1231. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey certain national forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, 
     for continued use as a cemetery.
       H.R. 1243. An act to reauthorize the National Marine 
     Sanctuaries Act.
       H.R. 1431. An act to reauthorize and amend the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act.
       H.R. 2079. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     National Forest System lands in the State of South Dakota.
       H.R. 2116. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a program of extended care services for veterans 
     and to make other improvements in health care programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 2367. An act to reauthorize a comprehensive program of 
     support for victims of torture.
       H.J. Res. 54. An act to extend the authorization for the 
     Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council.
       H.J. Res. 62. An act to provide that the provisions of 
     Executive Order 13107, relating to the implementation of 
     certain human rights treaties, shall not have any legal 
     effect.

  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill, H.R. 2084, making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, and agrees to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon; and appoints Mr. Wolf, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
Rogers, Mr. Packard, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. 
Granger, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
Kilpatrick, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Obey as the managers of 
the conference on the part of the House.


                          enrolled bill signed

  At 4:42 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       S. 1059. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2000 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
     for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed forces, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).

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