[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S4099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:09 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. 1291. An act to prohibit the imposition of access 
     charges on Internet service providers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3363. An act for the relief of Akal Security, 
     Incorporated.
       H.R. 3646. An act for the relief of certain Persian Gulf 
     evacuees.
       H.R. 4425. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, 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. 326. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the Federal Government's 
     responsibility for starting a destructive fire near Los 
     Alamos, New Mexico.

  The message further announced that the House has disagreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill, (H.R. 1654) to authorize 
appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
for the fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, 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. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
Rohrabacher, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Gordon 
as managers of the conference on the part of the House.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 301 of Public Law 
104-1, the Chair announced on behalf of the Speaker and minority leader 
of the House of Representatives and the majority and minority leaders 
of the United States Senate their joint appointment of Ms. Susan S. 
Robfogel of New York, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Office 
of Compliance, to fill the existing vacancy thereon.
  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 22 
U.S.C. 276d, the Speaker has appointed the following Members of the 
House of Representatives to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary 
Group, in addition to Mr. Houghton of New York, Chairman, appointed on 
February 16, 2000: Mr. Mr. Upton of Michigan, Mr. Stearns of Florida, 
Mr. Manzullo of Illinois, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Peterson of 
Minnesota, and Ms. Danner of Missouri.


                         enrolled bills signed

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

       H.R. 1377. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in 
     Chicago, Illinois, as the ``John J. Buchanan Post Office 
     Building.''
       S. 2370. An act to designate the Federal Building located 
     at 500 Pearl Street in New York City, New York, as the 
     ``Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse.''

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

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