[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10316-S10317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:38 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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 1717. An act to authorize major medical facility leases 
     for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, 
     and for other purposes.
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  At 12:42 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. 2092. An act to amend the National Children's Island 
     Act of 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage 
     Islands by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2174. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 18 Main Street in Howland, 
     Maine, as the ``Clyde Hichborn Post Office''.
       H.R. 3547. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, 
     Utah, as the ``Rex E. Lee Post Office Building''.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1035) to amend the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native 
American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. 
Udall, and for other purposes; with an amendment, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate.
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  At 3:44 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 report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 2647) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010

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for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to 
provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed 
Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military recruitment and VA 
disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other 
purposes.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 196. Concurrent resolution making corrections 
     in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2647.
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  At 4:24 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. 3590. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case 
     of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal 
     employees, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir 
     Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States 
     posthumously.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1016) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; with an 
amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.

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