[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 154 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9650-S9651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:00 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 1014. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service to improve the 
     prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, 
     stroke, and other cardivascular diseases in women.
       H.R. 1157. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
     Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the 
     development and operation of research centers regarding 
     environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of 
     breast cancer.
       H.R. 3018. An act to provide for payment of an 
     administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the 
     costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in 
     connection with the housing choice you her program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       H.R. 3232. An act to establish a non-profit corporation to 
     communicate United States entry policies and otherwise 
     promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United 
     States.
       H.R. 3402. An act to require accurate and reasonable 
     disclosure of the terms and conditions of prepaid telephone 
     calling cards and services.
       H.R. 6469. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement 
     and Transplantation Network.
       H.R. 6568. An act to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to encourage research and carry out an 
     educational campaign with respect to pulmonary hypertension, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6946. An act to make a technical correction in the NET 
     911 Improvement Act of 2008.
       H.R. 6950. An act to establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones 
     Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ 
     donors.

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

       S. 1810. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     increase the provision of scientifically sound information 
     and support services to patients receiving a positive test 
     diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and 
     postnatally diagnosed conditions.

  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. 255. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to 
     preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning 
     instances where sites are desecrated.
       H. Con. Res. 393. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of ``National Sudden Cardiac Arrest 
     Awareness Month''. 

  The message also announced that the House agreed to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1343) to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the 
health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other 
purposes.
  The message further announced that in accordance with the request of 
the Senate, the bill (H. R. 3068) to prohibit the award of contracts to 
provide guard services under the contract security guard program of the 
Federal Protective Service to a business concern that is owned, 
controlled, or operated by an individual who has been convicted of a 
felony, is hereby returned to the Senate. 
                                  ____

  At 12:17 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate: 

       H.R. 7060. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide incentives for energy production and 
     conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to 
     provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 4:59 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, announced that the House has passed the following bills, 
in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       S. 1382. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic Lateral 
     Sclerosis Registry.
       S. 2932. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, 
     national media campaign, and grant program to provide 
     assistance for poison prevention, sustain the funding of 
     poison centers, and enhance the public health of people of 
     the United States.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 214. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the President should grant a 
     posthumous pardon to John Arthur ``Jack'' Johnson for the 
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     racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished 
     his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and 
     tarnished his reputation.

  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4120) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to provide for more effective prosecution of cases involving 
child pornography, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 7:05 p.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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 6045. An act to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
     authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant 
     Program through fiscal year 2012.
       H.R. 6199. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New 
     City, New York, as the ``Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 6847. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in 
     Ellijay, Georgia, as the ``First Lieutenant Noah Harris 
     Ellijay Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 6901. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace 
     information clearinghouse, to support residential 
     methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting 
     women, to improve the prevention and treatment of 
     methamphetamine addiction, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7110. An act making supplemental appropriations for 
     job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and 
     economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
                                  ____

  At 7:38 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, without amendment: 

       S. 1046. An act to modify pay provisions relating to 
     certain senior-level positions in the Federal Government, and 
     for other purposes.

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