[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S16118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:05 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to 
the bill (S. 877) to regulate interstate commerce by imposing 
limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial 
electronic mail via the Internet.
  The message also announced that the House agreed to the amendment of 
the Senate to the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1680) to 
reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 100) to restate, clarify, and revise 
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
  The message also announced that the House agreed to the amendments of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 622) to provide for the exchange of 
certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, 
and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agreed to the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1006) to amend the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 further the conservation of certain wildlife species.
  The message also announced that the House agreed to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1012) to establish the Carter G. Woodson 
Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes.
  The message further announced that the House 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. 2673) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 7(b)(1) of the 
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-79), the Minority 
Leader appoints the following individuals on the part of the House of 
Representatives to the National Prison Rape Reduction Commission: Ms. 
Brenda V. Smith of the District of Columbia and Ms. Jamie Fellner, 
Esq., of New York.
  At 11:04 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 bills, without amendment:

       S. 811. An act to support certain housing proposals in the 
     fiscal year 2003 budget for the Federal Government, including 
     the downpayment assistance initiative under the HOME 
     Investment Partnership Act, and for other purposes.
       S. 1683. An act to provide for a report on the parity of 
     pay and benefits among Federal law enforcement officers and 
     to establish an exchange program between Federal law 
     enforcement employees and State and local law enforcement 
     employees.
       S. 1929. An act to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an 
     additional year.
       S. 1947. An act to prohibit the offer of credit by a 
     financial institution to a financial institution examiner, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill and joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3652. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the taxation of imported archery products.
       H.J. Res. 82. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for other 
     purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 345. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing as a House document of the transcripts of the 
     proceedings of ``The Changing Nature of the House 
     Speakership: The Cannon Centenary Conference,'' sponsored by 
     the Congressional Research Service on November 12, 2003.

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