[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 96 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8719-S8720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:59 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. 858. An act to extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 1511. AN act to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Prime Minister Tony Blair.
       H.R. 2474. An act to authorize the Congressional Hunger 
     Center to award Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger 
     Fellowships for fiscal year 2003 and 2004.
       H.J. Res. 49. A joint resolution recognizing the important 
     service to the Nation provided by the Foreign Agricultural 
     Service of the Department of Agriculture on the occasion of 
     its 50th anniversary.

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

       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the

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     sharp escalation of anti-Semitic violence within many 
     participating States of the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound concern and 
     efforts should be undertaken to prevent future occurrences.

  At 6:19 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. 2559. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

  At 7:50 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. 531. An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance 
     Program (SCHIP).

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