[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  At 11:24 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 5683. An act to make certain reforms with respect to 
     the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6456. An act to provide for extensions of certain 
     authorities of the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 2450. An act to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to 
     address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the 
     work product doctrine.
       S. 2837. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York, as the 
     ``Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse''.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd).
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  At 3:58 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, 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. 1527. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot 
     program to permit certain highly rural veterans enrolled in 
     the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     receive covered health services through providers other than 
     those of the Department.
       H.R. 3667. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers in 
     the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to the 
     National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
       H.R. 4081. An act to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure 
     the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 2617. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     codify increases in the rates of compensation for veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
     certain disabled veterans that were effective as of December 
     1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such 
     compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 4:44 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 344. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     disproportionate impact of the global food crisis on children 
     in the developing world.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6532) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance.

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