[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H11867-H11868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A further message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 334

       In the Senate of the United States, December 15, 2005.
       Whereas William Proxmire served in the Military 
     Intelligence Service of the United States Army from 1941 to 
     1946;
       Whereas William Proxmire served the people of Wisconsin 
     with distinction from 1957 to 1989 in the United States 
     Senate;
       Whereas William Proxmire served the Senate as Chairman of 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in the 
     ninety-fourth to ninety-sixth and one hundredth Congresses;
       Whereas William Proxmire held the longest unbroken record 
     for roll call votes in the Senate;
       Whereas William Proxmire tirelessly fought government 
     waste, issuing monthly

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     ``Golden Fleece'' awards beginning in 1975 for the ``biggest 
     or most ridiculous or most ironic example of government 
     waste;''
       Whereas William Proxmire worked endlessly to eradicate the 
     world of genocide, culminating in the ratification by the 
     Senate of an international treaty outlawing genocide;
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable William Proxmire, former member of the United 
     States Senate.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     Honorable William Proxmire.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed without 
amendment bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 4324. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the 
     predisaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4436. An act to provide certain authorities for the 
     Department of State, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 218. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     centennial of sustained immigration from the Philippines to 
     the United States and acknowledging the contributions of our 
     Filipino-American community to our country over the last 
     century.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles:

       S. 1390. An act to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation 
     Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
       S. 2116. An act to transfer jurisdiction of certain real 
     property to the Supreme Court.

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