[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:24 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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 1206. An act to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

  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. 304. Concurrent resolution expressing sympathy 
     to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who 
     were tragically affected by the eruption of the Nyiragongo 
     volcano on January 17, 2002.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1892) to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acceptance of an 
affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original 
sponsor has died and the Attorney General has determined for 
humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's classification 
petition should not be revoked.

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