[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 130 (Friday, August 1, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8032-S8033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:33 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. 674. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     repeal the provision of law requiring termination of the 
     Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 
     2009.
       H.R. 1338. An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of 
     discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4255. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
     assistance to the Paralympic Program of the United States 
     Olympic Committee, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6083. An act to authorize funding to conduct a 
     national training program for State and local prosecutors.
       H.R. 6208. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country 
     Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal 
     Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 6221. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each 
     contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods 
     and services a provision that requires the contractee to 
     comply with the contracting

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     goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or 
     controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6225. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or 
     private employer, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6309. An act to amend the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to define environmental 
     intervention blood lead level, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6437. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 200 North Texas Avenue in 
     Odessa, Texas, as the ``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post 
     Office''.
       H.R. 6633. An act to evaluate and extend the basic pilot 
     program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure 
     the protection of Social Security beneficiaries.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 3294. A bill to provide for the continued performance of 
     the functions of the United States Parole Commission.
       S. 3295. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and 
     the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide that the Secretary of 
     Commerce, in consultation with the Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office, shall appoint 
     administrative patent judges and administrative trademark 
     judges, and for other purposes.
       S. 3370. An act to resolve pending claims against Libya by 
     United States nationals, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431 note), 
amended by section 681(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Year 2003 (22 U.S.C. 2651 note), 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 Commission on International 
Religious Freedom for a two-year term ending May 14, 2010: Ms. 
Elizabeth H. Prodromou of Boston, Massachusetts, to succeed herself.

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