[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:37 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 bill and joint resolution, without amendment:

       S. 888. An act to amend section 1091 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to allow the prosecution of genocide in 
     appropriate circumstances.
       S.J. Res. 8. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Patricia Q. Stonesifer as a citizen regent 
     of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

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

       H.R. 236. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North 
     Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to 
     achieve objectives relating to water supply, water quality, 
     and environmental restoration.
       H.R. 1759. An act to establish guidelines and incentives 
     for States to establish arsonist registries and to require 
     the Attorney General to establish a national arsonist 
     registry and notification program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2930. An act to amend section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959 to improve the program under such section for 
     supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3526. An act to include all banking agencies within 
     the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3690. An act to provide for the transfer of the 
     Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol 
     Police, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3791. An act to modernize and expand the reporting 
     requirements relating to child pornography, to expand 
     cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4043. An act to amend the Financial Institutions 
     Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to preserve and 
     expand minority depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4252. 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 May 23, 2008, 
     and for other purposes.

  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. 147. Concurrent resolution recognizing 200 
     years of research, service to the people of the United 
     States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its 
     predecessor agencies, and for other purposes.
       H. Con. Res. 251. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     National Renewable Energy Laboratory for its work of 
     promoting energy efficiency for 30 years.

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