[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 161 (Thursday, December 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2863) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, 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: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Bonilla, 
Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Granger, 
Mr. Walsh, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
Dicks, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
Edwards, and Mr. Obey.
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  At 11:46 a.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. 972. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 2006 and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2892. An act to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse 
     mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage 
     insurance program for such mortgages.
       H.R. 3508. An act to authorize improvements in the 
     operation of the government of the District of Columbia, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 4436. An act to provide certain authorities for the 
     Department of State, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4473. An act to reauthorize and amend the Commodity 
     Exchange Act to promote legal certainty, enhance competition, 
     and reduce systemic risk in markets for futures and over-the-
     counter derivatives, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4508. An act to commend the outstanding efforts in 
     response to Hurricane Katrina by members and employees of the 
     Coast Guard, to provide temporary relief to certain persons 
     affected by such hurricane with respect to certain laws 
     administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution recognizing Commodore John 
     Barry as the first flag officer of the United States Navy.

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

       S. 335. An act to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

  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. 238. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     victims of the Cambodian genocide that took place from April 
     1975 to January 1979.
       H. Con. Res. 252. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the Government of the United States 
     should support democracy, the rule of law, and human rights 
     in the Republic of Nicaragua and work cooperatively with 
     regional and international organizations to bolster 
     Nicaraguan efforts to establish the requisite conditions for 
     free, fair, transparent, and inclusive presidential and 
     legislative elections in 2006.

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