[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S9275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:20 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. 1907. An act to authorize the acquisition of land and 
     interests in land from willing sellers to improve the 
     conservation of, and to enhance the ecological values and 
     functions of, coastal and estuarine areas to benefit both the 
     environment and the economies of coastal communities.
       H.R. 3299. An act to provide for a boundary adjustment and 
     land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, 
     Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey 
     that resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes 
     Subdivision, Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest 
     System land, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3336. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to carry out a study to determine the suitability and 
     feasibility of establishing Camp Hale as a unit of the 
     National Park System.
       H.R. 3849. An act to provide for the conveyance of parcels 
     of land to Mantua, Box Elder County, Utah.
       H.R. 5335. An act to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land 
     components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of 
     Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5853. An act to expand the boundary of the Minute Man 
     National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
     to include Barrett's Farm, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6159. An act to provide for a land exchange involving 
     certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino 
     National Forest in the State of California, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6176. An act to authorize the expansion of the Fort 
     Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 6370. An act to transfer excess Federal property 
     administered by the Coast Guard to the Confederated Tribes of 
     the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.
       H.R. 6524. An act to authorize the Administrator of General 
     Services to take certain actions with respect to parcels of 
     real property located in Eastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching 
     County, Minnesota, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6685. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron 
     working training program for Native Americans.
       H.R. 6853. An act to establish in the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation the Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Coordinator to 
     address mortgage fraud in the United States, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6984. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding 
     and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the following 
bill with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 1315. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve 
     benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and 
     for other purposes.

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