[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 137 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5682]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:40 a.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 joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 77. Joint resolution relating to the disapproval 
     of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt 
     limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United 
     States Code, on August 2, 2011.
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  At 2:44 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2587. An act to prohibit the National Labor Relations 
     Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or 
     transfer employment under any circumstances.
       H.R. 2867. An act to reauthorize the International 
     Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d and the 
order of the House of January 5, 2011, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Canada-United 
States Interparliamentary Group: Mr. Dreier of California, Mr. Lungren 
of California, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. 
Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, 
Ms. Slaughter of New York, Mr. Welch of Vermont, and Mr. Larsen of 
Washington.

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