[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 102 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H7215-H7216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 820. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3244. An act to combat trafficking of persons, 
     especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like 
     conditions, in the United States and countries around the 
     world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement 
     against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to 
     victims of trafficking.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 820) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. McCain, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Snowe, 
Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Kerry, to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 3244) ``An Act to combat trafficking of persons, 
especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions, in 
the United States and countries around the world through prevention, 
through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through 
protection and assistance to victims of trafficking,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints from the--
  Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hatch, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Leahy; 
and
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. Helms, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Biden, 
and Mr. Wellstone; to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills, a joint 
resolution and concurrent resolutions of the following titles in which 
the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 610. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
     Land Management in Washakie County and Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming, and 
     for other purposes.
       S. 1894. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land to Park County, Wyoming.
       S. 1936. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative 
     sites and other National Forest System land in the State of 
     Oregon and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange 
     for National Forest System purposes.
       S. 2020. An act to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace 
     Parkway, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
       S. 2279. An act to authorize the addition of land to 
     Sequoia National Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 2352. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate the Wekiva River and its tributaries of Wekiwa 
     Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and Black Water Creek in the 
     State of Florida as components of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System.
       S. 2386. An act to authorize the United States Postal 
     Service to issue semipostals, and for other purposes.
       S. 2421. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of 
     establishing an

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     Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut 
     and Massachusetts.
       S. 2998. An act to designate a fellowship program of the 
     Peace Corps promoting the work of returning Peace Corps 
     volunteers in underserved American communities as the ``Paul 
     D. Coverdell Fellows Program''.
       S.J. Res. 48. Joint resolution calling upon the President 
     to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of 
     the Helsinki Final Act.
       S. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution condemning all 
     prejudice against individuals of Asian and Pacific Island 
     ancestry in the United States.
       S. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of S. 1809.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-134, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Republican Leader, announces the appointment 
made during the adjournment, of Nancy Rutlege Connery, of Maine, to 
serve as a member of the Amtrak Reform Council, vice Joseph Vranich, of 
Pennsylvania, effective July 28, 2000.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-498, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, reappoints Charles 
Terrell, of Massachusetts, to the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance for a three-year term beginning October 1, 2000, 
made during the adjournment, effective July 28, 2000.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 106-173, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, announces the appointment of 
Frank J. Williams, of Rhode Island, to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
Commission, made during the adjournment, effective August 24, 2000.

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