[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15906-S15907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:10 a.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 bills and joint resolution, without amendment:

       S. 2174. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in 
     Tiffin, Ohio, as the ``Paul E. Gillmor Post Office 
     Building''.
       S. 2484. An act to rename the National Institute of Child 
     Health and Human Development as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
     National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
       S.J. Res. 13. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance 
     Memorandum of Understanding.
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  At 2:20 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of the House to 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6) to reduce our 
Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, 
and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy 
technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative 
energy, and for other purposes.
  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2764) making appropriations for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending in September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, with 
amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following resolution:

       H. Res. 880. Resolution relative to the death of the 
     Honorable Julia Carson, a Representative from the State of 
     Indiana.

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

       H.R. 1374. An act to amend the Florida National Forest 
     Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of 
     an additional tract of National Forest System land under 
     that Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3179. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the 
     acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other 
     related items by State and local governments.
       H.R. 3454. An act to provide for the conveyance of a small 
     parcel of National Forest System land in the George 
     Washington National Forest in Alleghany County, Virginia, 
     that contains the cemetery of the Central Advent Christian 
     Church and an adjoining tract of land located between the 
     cemetery and road boundaries.
       H.R. 3911. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 95 Church Street in Jessup, 
     Pennsylvania, as the ``Lance Corporal Dennis James Veater 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 4210. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in 
     Weldon, North Carolina, as the ``Dock M. Brown Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 4220. An act to encourage the donation of excess food 
     to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-
     insecure people in the United States in contracts entered 
     into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or 
     sale of food.
       H.R. 4286. An act to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and 
     unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, 
     and democracy in Burma.
       H.R. 4342. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in 
     Bradenton, Florida, as the ``Dan Miller Post Office 
     Building''.
       H. J. Res. 15. Joint resolution recognizing the 
     contributions of the Christmas tree industry to the United 
     States economy.

  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. 246. Concurrent resolution honoring the United 
     States Marine Corps for serving and defending the United 
     State on the anniversary of its founding on November 10, 
     1775.
       H. Con. Res. 254. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     celebrating the centennial of Oklahoma statehood.
       H. Con. Res. 270. Concurrent resolution to make corrections 
     in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1593.

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