[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6571]
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                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:22 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. 894: An act to encourage States to incarcerate 
     individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation.
       H.R. 3909: An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4691 South Cottage Grove 
     Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Henry W. McGee Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4063: An act to establish the Rosie the Riveter-World 
     War II Home Front National Historical Park in the State of 
     California, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4391: An act to amend title 4 of the United States 
     Code to establish sourcing requirements for State and local 
     taxation of mobile telecommunications services.
       H.R. 4442: An act to establish a commission to promote 
     awareness of the National Wildlife Refuge System among the 
     American public as the System celebrates its centennial 
     anniversary in 2003, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4461: An act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2001, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4528: An act to establish an undergraduate grant 
     program of the Department of State to assist students of 
     limited financial means from the United States to pursue 
     studies at foreign institutions of higher education.
       H.R. 4579: An act to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands within the State of Utah.
       H.R. 4658: An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in 
     Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the ``J.L. Dawkins Post 
     Office Building.''
       H.R. 4681: An act to provide for the adjustment of status 
     of certain Syrian nationals.

  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. 253: Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress strongly objecting to any effort to 
     expel the Holy See from the United Nations as a state 
     participant by removing its status as a Permanent Observer.
       H. Con. Res. 348: Concurrent resolution expressing 
     condemnation of the use of children as soldiers and 
     expressing the belief that the United States should support 
     and, where possible, lead efforts to end this abuse of human 
     rights.
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  At 4:50 p.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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4810. An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2001.
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  At 9:40 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by one of its reading clerks, announced that the House disagreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4576) making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2001, and for other purposes, and agree to the conference asked by the 
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints 
Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hobson, 
Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Nethercutt,  Mr. Istook,  Mr. Cunningham,  Mr. Dickey, 
 Mr. Frelinghuysen,  Mr. Murtha,  Mr. Dicks,  Mr. Sabo,  Mr. Dixon,  
Mr. Visclosky,  Mr. Moran of Virginia, and Mr. Obey, as the managers of 
the conference on the part of the House.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 1892. An act to authorize the acquisition of the Valles 
     Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife 
     management program for this resource within the Department of 
     Agriculture, and for other purposes.

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