[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S13964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 6:27 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that pursuant to 
clause 11 of rule 1, the Speaker removes the gentleman from Michigan, 
Mr. Upton, as a conferee on S. 1932 and appoints the gentleman from 
Texas, Mr. Barton, to fill the vacancy thereon, in the conference on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House 
to the bill (S. 1932) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 
(H. Con. Res. 95).
  The message also announced that the House agree to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3402) to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and for other 
purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 4519. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     extend funding for the operation of State high risk health 
     insurance pools.
       H.R. 4525. An act to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4568. An act to improve proficiency testing of 
     clinical laboratories.
       H.R. 4579. An act to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend by one year provisions requiring parity in the 
     application of certain limits to mental health benefits.

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