[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4701-S4702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:30 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 289. An act to expand the boundaries of the Ottawa 
     National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River 
     International Wildlife Refuge.
       H.R. 622. An act to provide for exchange of certain lands 
     in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 758. An act to allow all businesses to make up to 24 
     transfers each month from interest-bearing transaction 
     accounts to other transaction accounts, to require the 
     payment of interest on reserves held for depository 
     institution at Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.

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       H.R. 762. An act to amend the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act to clarify 
     the method by which the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair market value of 
     certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under these 
     Acts.
       H.R. 1412. An act to provide the Secretary of Education 
     with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other 
     military operation national emergency.

  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. 109. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the Blue Star Flag and the 
     Gold Star.

  The message further announced that the House disagree to the 
amendment of the Senate to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 95) 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013, and agree to the conference 
asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; 
and appoints the following Members as the managers of the conference on 
the part of the House:
  For consideration of the House concurrent resolution and the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Nussle; Mr. 
Shays; and Mr. Spratt.

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