[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S9496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 4:58 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 980. An act to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for public safety officers employed by States or their 
     political subdivisions.
       H.R. 2641. An act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 205(a) of the 
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-554), and the 
order of the House of January 4, 2007, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation: Upon the recommendation 
of the Majority Leader: Mr. Blumenauer of Oregon, and upon the 
recommendation of the Minority Leader: Mr. Pitts of Pennsylvania.

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