[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 31, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S10414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 4:53 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Brandon, 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. 31. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore 
     Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area 
     Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill 
     Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects.
       H.R. 673. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the 
     reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 735. An act to designate the Federal building under 
     construction at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as 
     the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United 
     Nations Building''.
       H.R. 1315. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the benefits provided to 
     veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1384. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Street in 
     Bakersfield, California, as the ``Buck Owens Post Office''.
       H.R. 1696. An act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe to determine blood 
     quantum requirement for membership in that Tribe.
       H.R. 2107. An act to create the Office of Chief Financial 
     Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2120. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. 
     Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in 
     trust by the United States for that Indian tribe.
       H.R. 2309. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 3916 Milgen Road in 
     Columbus, Georgia, as the ``Frank G. Lumpkin, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2623. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the collection of copayments for all hospice care 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 2688. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in 
     Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2707. An act to reauthorize the Underground Railroad 
     Educational and Cultural Program.
       H.R. 2750. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
     establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       H.R. 2765. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 44 North Main Street in 
     Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Master Sergeant Sean 
     Michael Thomas Post Office''.
       H.R. 2863. An act to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of 
     the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land 
     owned by the Tribe.
       H.R. 2874. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the provision of health care to 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2952. An act to authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe 
     of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and 
     interests in land owned by the Tribe.
       H.R. 2963. An act to transfer certain land in Riverside 
     County, California, and San Diego County, California, from 
     the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held 
     in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3006. An act to improve the use of a grant of a parcel 
     of land to the State of Idaho for use as an agricultural 
     college, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3034. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in 
     Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private First Class Shane R. Austin 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 3067. An act to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the 
     requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency 
     plan.
       H.R. 3123. An act to extend the designation of Liberia 
     under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act so 
     that Liberians can continue to be eligible for temporary 
     protected status under that section.
       H.R. 3184. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to carry out a competitive grant program for the Puget Sound 
     area to provide comprehensive conservation planning to 
     address water quality.
       H.R. 3206. An act to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through December 15, 
     2007, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 75th 
     anniversary of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and 
     commending recipients of the Purple Heart for their courage 
     and sacrifice on behalf of the United States.
       H. Con. Res. 136. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding high level visits to the United 
     States by democratically-elected officials of Taiwan.
       H. Con. Res. 143. Concurrent resolution honoring National 
     Historic Landmarks.
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 
     Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House passed the following 
acts, without amendment:

       S. 375. An act to waive application of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific 
     parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 
     Indian tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
       S. 975. An act granting the consent and approval of 
     Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact.
       S. 1099. An act to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to make individuals employed by the Roosevelt 
     Campobello International Park Commission eligible to obtain 
     Federal health insurance.
       S. 1716. An act to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
     Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability 
     Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to 
     forage producers.

  The message also announced that the House passed the act (S. 1) to 
provide greater transparency in the legislative process; with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message further announced that the House agreed to the concurrent 
resolution (S. Con. Res. 27) supporting the goals and ideals of 
`National Purple Heart Recognition Day'; with an amendment, in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2272) to invest in innovation through 
research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the 
United States; it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints the following 
as managers of the conference on the part of the House:
  From the Committee on Science and Technology, for consideration of 
the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Gordon, Lipinski, Baird, Wu, Lampson, Udall of 
Colorado, Ms. Giffords, Messrs. McNerney, Hall of Texas, Sensenbrenner, 
Ehlers, Mrs. Biggert, Messrs. Feeney, and Gingrey.
  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of 
Division C of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. George Miller of California, Holt, and McKeon.

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