[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 28 (Monday, March 8, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:21 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. 3752. An act to promote the development of the 
     emerging commercial human space flight industry, to extend 
     the liability indemnification regime for the commercial space 
     transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the 
     Office of the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
     Transportation, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House disagree to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3108) to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on 
long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements 
and other provisions, and for other purposes, 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:
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Mr. Boehner, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
George Miller of California, and Mr. Andrews.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Rangel.

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