[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:48 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. 1370. An act to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements 
     for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refugee 
     System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties 
     located in the system by concessionaires authorized to use 
     such properties, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1925. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
     Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2051. An act to authorize the National Science 
     Foundation to establish regional centers for the purpose of 
     plant genome and gene expression research and development and 
     international research partnerships for the advancement of 
     plant biotechnology in the developing world.
       H.R. 3694. An act to provide for highway infrastructure 
     investment at the guaranteed funding level contained in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
       H.R. 4044. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland and 
     the State of Louisiana for implementation of a program to 
     eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by 
     nutria, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4069. An act to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for miscellaneous enhancements in Social 
     Security benefits, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4714. An act to prohibit members of the Armed Forces 
     in Saudi Arabia from being required or formally informally 
     compelled to wear the abaya garment, 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. 387. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     American Society of Civil Engineers for reaching its 150th 
     Anniversary and for the many vital contributions of civil 
     engineers to the quality of life of our Nation's people 
     including the research and development projects that have led 
     to the physical infrastructure of modern America.

     

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