[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11909-S11910]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:04 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 2658) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 111. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion 
     in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
     Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 233. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for 
     potential inclusion in the National Park System.
       S. 278. An act to make certain adjustments to the 
     boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, 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. 1113. An act to authorize an exchange of land at Fort 
     Frederica National Monument, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1209. An act to extend the authority for the 
     construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1409. An act to provide for a Federal land exchange 
     for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of 
     the American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2059. An act to designate Fort Bayard Historic 
     District in the State of New Mexico as a National Historic 
     Landmark, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2533. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10701 Abercorn Street in 
     Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2826. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1000 Avenida Sanchez Osorio 
     in Carolina, Puerto Rico, as the ``Roberto Clemente Walker 
     Post Office Building''.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following

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concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 2004(b), and 
the order of the House of January 8, 2003, the Speaker appoints the 
following Member of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation: Mr. Skelton of 
Missouri.
  At 1:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 2555) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other 
purposes.

       At 3:12 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, 
     delivered by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced 
     that the House has agreed to the report of the committee of 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2657) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

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