[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 158 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:33 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2489. An act to authorize a national cooperative 
     geospatial imagery program through the United States 
     Geological Survey to promote use of remote sensing data.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 832. An act to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association 
     of America, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2996) making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
it agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Messrs. Dicks, Moran of 
Virginia, Mollohan, Chandler, Hinchey, Olver, Pastor, Price of North 
Carolina, Obey, Simpson, Calvert, LaTourette, Cole, and Lewis of 
California as managers of the conference on the part of the House.
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  At 11:40 a.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 bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       S. 1929. An act to provide for an additional temporary 
     extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other 
     purposes.


               ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd) reported that he had signed the 
following enrolled bill and joint resolution, which had previously been 
signed by the Speaker of the House:

       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.J. Res. 26. A joint resolution proclaiming Casimir 
     Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States 
     posthumously.
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  At 6:12 p.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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3632. An act to provide improvements for the 
     operations of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 1694. An act to allow the funding for the interoperable 
     emergency communications grant program established under the 
     Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 
     to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 177. Concurrent resolution raising the 
     awareness of the need for crime prevention in communities 
     across the country and expressing support for designation of 
     October 1, 2009, through October 3, 2009, as ``Celebrate Safe 
     Communities'' Week, and October as ``Crime Prevention 
     Month''.

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