[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 150 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S12773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:21 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 928. An act to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to 
     create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and 
     Efficiency, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, and the 
order of the House of January 4, 2007, the Speaker reappoints the 
following Member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. Joseph Cooper of 
Baltimore, Maryland.
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  At 4:23 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       S. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 2740. An act to require accountability for contractors 
     and contract personnel under Federal contracts, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3246. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and 
     infrastructure development in the most severely economically 
     distressed regions in the Nation.
       H.R. 3648. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude discharges of indebtedness on principal 
     residences from gross income, and for other purposes.

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