[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8750-S8751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:04 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one if its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, without amendment:

       S. 1834. An act for the relief of retired Sergeant First 
     Class James D. Benoit and Wan Sook Benoit.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1784. An act to establish an Office on Women's Health 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2245. An act for the relief of Anisha Goveas Foti.
       H.R. 4102. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 North Maine Street in 
     Fallon, Nevada, as the ``Rollan D. Melton Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5333. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 4 East Central Street in 
     Worcester, Massachusetts, as the ``Joseph D. Early Post 
     Office Building''.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 435. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the therapeutic technique known as 
     rebirthing is a dangerous and harmful practice and should be 
     prohibited.
       H. Con. Res. 469. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on September 19, 2002, for 
     a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to General 
     Henry H. Shelton (USA, Ret.).

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendments of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3253) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide for the establishment within the Department of 
Veterans Affairs of improved emergency medical preparedness, research, 
and education programs to combat terrorism, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment.

[[Page S8751]]

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4687) to provide for the establishment 
of investigate teams to assess building performance and emergency 
response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure 
that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant 
potential of substantial loss of life.

                          ____________________