[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 122 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9852-S9853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:09 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 366. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to 
     designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National 
     Historic Trail.
       S. 1198. An act to establish a 3-year pilot project for the 
     General Accounting Office to report to Congress on 
     economically significant rules of Federal agencies, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 2045. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens.
       S. 2272. An act to improve the administration efficiency 
     and effectiveness of the Nation's abuse and neglect courts 
     and for other purposes consistent with the Adoption and Safe 
     Families Act of 1997.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 238. An act to improve the prevention and punishment 
     of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens, 
     and other purposes.
       H.R. 284. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require employers to give employees who are members of a 
     reserve component a leave of absence for participation in an 
     honor guard for a funeral of a veteran.
       H.R. 534. An act to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United 
     States Code to provide for a greater fairness in the 
     arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise 
     controls.
       H.R. 848. An act for the relief of Sepandan Farnia and 
     Farbod Farnia.
       H.R. 2820. An act to provide for the ownership and 
     operation of the irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-
     Maricopa Indian Community's reservation in Maricopa County, 
     Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
       H.R. 3184. An act for the relief of Zohreh Farhang 
     Ghahfarokhi.
       H.R. 3414. An act for the relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina, 
     Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel 
     Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron.
       H.R. 3484. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain sexual crimes against children are 
     predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3850. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to promote deployment of advanced services and foster the 
     development of competition for the benefit of consumers in 
     all regions of the nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on 
     the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications 
     carriers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4022. An act regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit 
     anti-ship missiles by the Russian Federation.
       H.R. 4216. An act to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 
     1998 to expand the flexibility of customized training, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4389. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain water distribution facilities to the 
     Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
       H.R. 4503. An act to provide for the preservation and 
     restoration of historic buildings at historically women's 
     public colleges or universities.
       H.R. 4721. An act to provide for all right, title, and 
     interest in and to certain property in Washington County, 
     Utah, to be vested in the United States.
       H.R. 5139. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property at the Carl Vinson Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, Georgia.
       H.R. 5178. An act to require changes in the bloodborne 
     pathogens standard in effect under the Occupational Safety 
     and Health Act of 1970.
       H.R. 5266. An act for the relief of Saeed Rezai.
       H.R. 5331. An act to authorize the Frederick Douglass 
     Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on 
     Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia 
     or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick 
     Douglass.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other 
     purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     severity of the disease of colon cancer, the preventable 
     nature of the disease, and the need for education in the 
     areas of prevention and early detection, and for other 
     purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 390. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan's participation in the 
     United Nations and other international organizations.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for 
predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster 
relief, to control the federal costs of disaster assistance, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
  The message further announced that the House has disagreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4942) making appropriations 
for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 
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. That Mr. Istook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Young of Florida, 
Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Obey, be the 
managers of the conference on the part of the House.
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  At 3:18 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. 4828. An act to designate the Steens Mountain 
     Wilderness Area and the Steens Mountain Cooperative 
     Management and Protection Area in Harney County, Oregon, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 820) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes, 
and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon. That Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Baird, be the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.

  The messages further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4392) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference 
asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. 
That the following Members be the managers of the conference on the 
part of the House:
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Mr. Goss, Mr. Lewis of 
California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Castle, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
Gibbons, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bishop, 
Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.

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                         enrolled bills signed

  At 5:32 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 302. An act for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.
       H.R. 4365. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to children's health.

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