[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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                          ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

  At 10:49 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       S. 896. An Act to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance 
     mortgage credit availability.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the Acting president pro 
tempore (Mr. Reid).
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  At 11:53 a.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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 1088. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a one-year period for the training of new 
     disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local 
     veterans' employment representatives by National Veterans' 
     Employment and Training Services Institute.
       H.R. 1089. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special 
     Counsel of the employment and reemployment rights of veterans 
     and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive 
     agencies, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1170. An Act to amend chapter 21 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the 
     development of new assistive technologies for special adapted 
     housing.
       H.R. 2182. An Act to amend the American Recovery and 
     Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and 
     local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such 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. 120. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message further announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3003, and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Co-
Chairman, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter of New York, Mr. 
McIntyre of North Carolina, Mr. Butterfield of North Carolina, Mr. 
Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Aderholt of Alabama, Mr. Pitts of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. Issa of California.
  At 2:50 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 627) to amend 
the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices 
relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit 
plan, and for other purposes.

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