[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S10566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  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 
passed the following bills and joint resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 918. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient 
     navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care 
     outcomes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2023. An act to give a preference regarding States 
     that require schools to allow students to self-administer 
     medication to treat that student's asthma or anaphylaxis, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2119. An act to provide for the conveyance of Federal 
     lands, improvements, equipment and resource materials at the 
     Oxford Research Station in Granville County, North Carolina, 
     to the State of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2929. An act to protect users of the Internet from 
     unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable 
     information through spyware programs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2984. An act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to remove the requirement that processors be members of an 
     agency administering a marketing order applicable to pears.
       H.R. 3015. An act to provide for the establishment of a 
     controlled substance monitoring program in each State.
       H.R. 3514. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands and improvements associated with the 
     National Forest System in the State of Pennsylvania, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3858. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the supply of pancreatic islet cells for research, 
     and to provide for better coordination of Federal efforts and 
     information on islet cell transplantation.
       H.R. 4504. An act to improve protections for children and 
     to hold States accountable for the safe and timely placement 
     of children across State lines, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4555. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend provisions relating to mammography quality 
     standards.
       H.R. 4569. An act to provide for the development of a 
     national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak 
     Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen 
     Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4620. An act to confirm the authority of the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to collect approved State commodity 
     assessments on behalf of the State from the proceeds of 
     marketing assistance loans.
       H.R. 5011. An act to prevent the sale of abusive insurance 
     and investment products to military personnel.
       H.R. 5042. An act to amend the Department of Agriculture 
     Organic Act of 1994 to ensure that the dependents of 
     employees of the Forest Service stationed in Puerto Rico 
     receive a high-quality elementary and secondary education.
       H.J. Res. 57. Joint resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress in recognition of the contributions of the seven 
     Columbia astronauts by supporting establishment of a 
     Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that private health insurance companies 
     should take a proactive role in promoting healthy lifestyles, 
     and for other purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 250. Concurrent resolution recognizing 
     community organization of public access defibrillation 
     programs.
       H. Con. Res. 306. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     service of Native American Indians in the United States Armed 
     Forces.
       H. Con. Res. 480. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     spirit of Jacob Mock Doub and his contribution to encouraging 
     youth to be physically active and fit and expressing the 
     sense of Congress that ``National Take a Kid Mountain Biking 
     Day'' should be established in Jacob Mock Doub's honor.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 33. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites 
     and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National 
     Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to 
     acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with amendments:

       S. 878. An act to authorize an additional permanent 
     judgeship in the District of Idaho, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House agree 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. 4850) making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
purposes.

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