[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:03 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. 347. An act to grant the congressional gold medal, 
     collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd 
     Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of 
     their dedicated service during World War II.
       H.R. 1209. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 
     establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's 
     highest award for valor in action against an enemy force 
     which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed 
     Services of the United States, to honor the American military 
     men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, 
     and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor 
     represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, 
     sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge 
     fate and change the course of history.
       H.R. 2187. An act to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     make grants to State educational agencies for the 
     modernization, renovation, or repair of public school 
     facilities, and for other purposes.

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