[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed bills of the following titles in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 846. An act to award a congressional gold medal to Dr. 
     Muhammad Yunus, in recognition of his contributions to the 
     fight against global poverty.
       S. 1510. An act to transfer statutory entitlements to pay 
     and hours of work authorized by the District of Columbia Code 
     for current members of the United States Secret Service 
     Uniformed Division from the District of Columbia Code to the 
     United States Code.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill (H.R. 
1016) ``An Act 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.''.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 276n of title 22, 
United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the President 
pro tempore, appoints the following Senator as Chairman of the United 
States-China Interparliamentary Group conference during the One hundred 
Eleventh Congress:
  The Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray).
  The message also announced that pursuant to Executive Order 12131, 
renewed by Executive Order 13446, the Chair reappoints and appoints the 
following Members to the President's Export Council:
  Reappointment:
  The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn).
  Appointment:
  The Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) vice the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi).

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