[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9503]
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                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on September 14, 2001, during the recess 
of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills.

       H.R. 2133. An act to establish a commission for the purpose 
     of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the 
     50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. 
     Board of Education.
       H.R. 2882. An act to provide for the expedited payment of 
     certain benefits for a public safety officer who was killed 
     or suffered a catastrophic injury as a direct and proximate 
     result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in 
     connection with the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
       H.R. 2888. An act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 for additional 
     disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, and for 
     assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred on 
     September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd) on September 14, 2001.


                    enrolled joint resolution signed

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on September 15, 2001, during the recess 
of the Senate, received a message from the House of representatives 
announcing that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled joint 
resolution:

       S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution to authorize the use of 
     United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the 
     recent attacks launched against the United States.

  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the enrolled joint resolution was signed subsequently by the President 
pro tempore (Mr. Byrd) on September 15, 2001.
  Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2001, 
the Secretary of the Senate, on September 17, 2001, during the recess 
of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives 
announcing that the House has passed the following bill and joint 
resolution, without amendment:

       S. 1424. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide permanent authority for the admission of ``S'' 
     visa non-immigrants.
       S.J. Res. 23. A joint resolution to authorize the use of 
     United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the 
     recent attacks launched against the United States.
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  At 2:30 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 concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 227. A concurrent resolution condemning 
     bigotry and violence against Arab-Americans, American 
     Muslims, and Americans from South Asia in the wake of 
     terrorist attacks in New York City, New York, and Washington, 
     D.C., on September 11, 2001.

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