[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 177 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13698-S13699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:33 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. 107. An act to require that the Secretary of the 
     Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to 
     recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the 
     Cold War, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
       H.R. 2187. An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     make receipts collected from mineral leasing activities on 
     certain naval oil shale reserves available to cover 
     environmental restoration, waste management, and 
     environmental compliance cots incurred by the United States 
     with respect to the reserves; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

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       H.R. 3054. An act to award congressional gold medals on 
     behalf of government workers who responded to the attacks on 
     the World Trade Center and perished and on behalf of people 
     aboard United States Airlines Flight 93 who helped resist the 
     hijackers and caused the plane to crash.
       H.R. 3072. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 125 Main Street in Forest 
     City, North Carolina, as the ``Vernon Tarlton Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
       H.R. 3178. An act to authorize the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to provide funding to support research and development 
     projects for the security of water infrastructure.
       H.R. 3334. An act to designate the Richard J. Guadagno 
     Headquarters and Visitors Center at Humboldt Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge, California.
       H.R. 3379. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 375 Carlls Path in Deer 
     Park, New York, as the ``Raymond M. Downey Post Office 
     Building''; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

  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. 273. Concurrent resolution reaffirming the 
     special relationship between the United States and the 
     Republic of the Philippines; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 1389. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property in South Dakota to the state of South Dakota 
     with indemnification by the United States government, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 1789. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve the safety and efficacy of 
     pharmaceuticals for children.
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  At 3:54 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. 3343. An act to amend title X of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3061) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 205(a) of the 
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-552), and upon 
the recommendation of the majority leader, the Speaker appoints the 
following Member of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
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  At 5:21 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 2506) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002, and for other purposes.

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