[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:21 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, 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. 3767. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to make improvements to, and permanently authorize, the 
     visa waiver pilot program under section 217 of such act.
       H.R. 4051. An act to establish a grant program that 
     provides incentives for States to enact mandatory minimum 
     sentences for certain firearms offenses, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4067. An act to repeal the prohibition on the payment 
     of interest on demand deposits, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4163. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for increased fairness to taxpayers.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 71. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that Miami, Florida, and not a competing foreign 
     city, should serve as the permanent location for the 
     Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) 
     beginning in 2005.

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

       S.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress that the President of the United States should 
     encourage free and fair elections and respect for democracy 
     in Peru.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1658) to provide a more just and uniform 
procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 503(b)(3) of 
the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 5933), and upon the 
recommendation of the majority leader, the Speaker appoints the 
following member on the part of the House to the National Skill 
Standards Board for a 4-year term to fill the existing vacancy thereon: 
Mr. William L. Lepley of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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  At 5:08 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, 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. 303. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate.

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