[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 68 (Thursday, May 17, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S5116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:51 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 622. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1646. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for 
     other purposes.


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

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

       H.R. 428. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in 
     the World Health Organization.
       H.R. 802. An act to authorize the Public Safety Officer 
     Medal of Valor, and for other purposes.
       S. 700. An act to establish a Federal interagency task 
     force for the purpose of coordinating actions to prevent the 
     outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known 
     as ``mad cow disease'') and foot-and-mouth disease in the 
     United States.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
  At 4:28 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, 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. 135. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of 
     Taiwan to the United States.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d and clause 
10 of rule I, the Speaker appoints 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 
March 20, 2001: Mr. Gilman of New York, Mr. Dreier of California, Mr. 
Shaw of Florida, Mr. Stearns of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
Manzullo of Illinois, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Souder of 
Indiana.

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