[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 175 (Monday, November 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S10561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:02 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. 5714. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 
     establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the 
     American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and 
     in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and 
     heritage of the United States Army and its role in American 
     society, from the Colonial period to today.
       H.R. 6867. An act to provide for additional emergency 
     unemployment compensation.
       H.R. 7221. An act to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless 
     Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other 
     purposes.

  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. 435. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall on December 2, 2008, for ceremonies and 
     activities held in connection with the opening of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center to the public.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the bill (S. 
602) to develop the next generation of parental control technology, 
with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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