[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:25 a.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. 384. An act to reform the Troubled Assets Relief 
     Program of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure 
     accountability under such Program.
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  At 3:10 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, announced that pursuant to 
sections 5580 and 5581 of the revised statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Mr. Becerra of California, Ms. 
Matsui of California, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
  The message also announced that pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Joint Economic 
Committee: Mrs. Maloney of New York and Mr. Brady of Texas.

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