[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S62-S63]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:36 a.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 following concurrent resolutions, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution to provide for the 
     counting on January 6, 2005, of the electoral votes for 
     President and Vice President of the United States.

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       S. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution to extend the life of 
     the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and 
     the provisions of S. Con. Res. 93 and S. Con. Res. 94 of the 
     One Hundred Eighth Congress.

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

       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution regarding consent to 
     assemble outside the seat of government.
       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to H. Res. 2, 
resolving that the Senate be informed that a quorum of the House of 
Representatives has assembled; that J. Dennis Hastert, a Representative 
from the State of Illinois, has been elected Speaker; and Jeffrey J. 
Trandahl, a citizen of the State of South Dakota, has been elected 
Clerk of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Ninth 
Congress.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of 
the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106-398), the Minority Leader appoints Mr. Michael 
Wessel of Virginia, for a term of 2 years, to the United States-China 
Security Review Commission.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1238(b)(3) of the 
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 
(22 U.S.C. 7002), amended by division P of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7), and the order of 
the House of December 8, 2003, the Speaker reappoints the following 
member on the part of the House of Representatives to the United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Larry Wortzel of 
Alexandria, Virginia, for a term to expire December 31, 2006.
  The message further announced that pursuant to Senate concurrent 
resolution 2, One Hundred Ninth Congress, the Speaker reappoints as 
members of the Joint Committee to make the necessary arrangements for 
the Inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of 
the United States on the 20th day of January 2005, the following 
Members of the House of Representatives: Mr. Hastert of Illinois, Mr. 
DeLay of Texas, and Ms. Pelosi of California.
  The message also announced that the House has agreed to H. Res. 11, 
resolving that the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of 
the Honorable Robert T. Matsui, a Representative from the State of 
California.
  Resolving, That a committee of such Members of the House as the 
Speaker may designate, together with such Members of the Senate as may 
be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.
  Resolving, That the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House be authorized and 
directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the 
provisions of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses in 
connection therewith be paid out of applicable accounts of the House.
  Resolving, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate 
and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.
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  At 12:56 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. 241. An act to accelerate the income tax benefits for 
     charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of 
     the Indian Ocean tsunami.

  The message further announced that pursuant to Senate concurrent 
resolution 1, One Hundred Ninth Congress, and the order of the House of 
January 4, 2005, the Speaker appoints as tellers on the part of the 
House to count the electoral votes: Mr. Ney of Ohio, and Mr. Larson of 
Connecticut.
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  At 5:04 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
rejected the objection submitted by the Representative from Ohio, Mrs. 
Jones, and the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, and is now ready to 
further proceed with the counting of the electoral votes for President 
and Vice President of the United States.

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