[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 129 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7417-S7418]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:38 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2923. An act to enhance the ability to combat 
     methamphetamine.
       H.R. 3470. An act to authorize funding for the creation and 
     implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard 
     metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant 
     mortality, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4195. An act to authorize the Peace Corps 
     Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in 
     the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4347. An act to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     Act and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-
     governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5152. An act to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw 
     Mountain National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis 
     House and Harriston Hill, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5194. An act to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5494. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to transfer certain properties to the District of Columbia.
       H.R. 5809. An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in 
     certain instances, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5811. An act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and 
     Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
     to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood 
     quantum requirement for membership in that tribe.
       H.R. 6130. An act to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to expand the permissive exclusion from participation in 
     Federal health care programs to individuals and entities 
     affiliated with sanctioned entities.

  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. 294. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     75th anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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

       S. 2781. An act to change references in Federal law to 
     mental retardation to references to an intellectual 
     disability, and change references to a mentally retarded 
     individual to references to an individual with an 
     intellectual disability.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the amendment of 
the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1454) to provide for the issuance of a 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 11:33 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 4505. An act to enable State homes to furnish nursing 
     home care to parents any of whose children died while serving 
     in the Armed Forces
       H.R. 6102. An act to amend the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to extend the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Navy to enter into 
     multiyear contracts for F/A-18E, F/A-18F, and EA-18G 
     aircraft.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).

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  At 3:19 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 5297) to create 
the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the 
Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order 
to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small 
business job creation, and for other purposes.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bills:

       S. 2781. An act to change references in Federal law to 
     mental retardation to references to an intellectual 
     disability, and change references to a mentally retarded 
     individual to references to an individual with an 
     intellectual disability.
       H.R. 1454. An act to provide for the issuance of a 
     Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  At 3:51 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 4667. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2010, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5682. An act to improve the operation of certain 
     facilities and programs of the House of Representatives, and 
     for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).
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  At 4:23 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that that the 
House has passed the following bill, without amendment:

       S. 1674. An act to provide for an exclusion under the 
     Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program 
     for compensation provided to individuals who participate in 
     clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions.

  The message also announced that the House agrees to the resolution 
(H. Res. 1653) returning to the Senate the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 5875) title, the bill (S. 951) title, the bill (S. 
1023), the bill (S. 2799), the bill (S. 3162), and the bill (S. 3187), 
in the opinion of the House, each contravenes the first clause of the 
seventh section of the first article of the Constitution of the United 
States and is an infringement of the privileges of this House, and 
shall be respectfully returned to the Senate with a message 
communicating this resolution.
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  At 4:40 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       6190. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
     and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     to extend the airport improvement program, and for other 
     purposes.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 5:09 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       H.R. 5297. An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund 
     Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make 
     capital investments in eligible institutions in order to 
     increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
     incentives for small business job creation, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Inouye).
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  At 5:54 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 3717. An act to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 
     1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly 
     referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 3814. An act to extend the National Flood Insurance 
     Program until September 30, 2011.

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