[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:28 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, without amendment:

       S. 136. An act to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that fathers of certain permanently 
     disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers 
     of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the 
     civil service.
       S. 139. An act to permanently allow 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.
       S. 565. An act to reduce the operation and maintenance 
     costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the 
     use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 313. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide leave to any new Federal employee who is a veteran 
     with a service-connected disability rated at 30 percent or 
     more for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such 
     disability, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1624. An act to amend title I of the Patient 
     Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the 
     Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small 
     employer.
       H.R. 2061. An act to amend section 5000A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional religious 
     exemption from the individual health coverage mandate, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2617. An act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 
     2007 to postpone a scheduled increase in the minimum wage 
     applicable to American Samoa.
       H.R. 2786. An act to require the Commissioner of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection to submit a report on cross-
     border rail security, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2835. An act to actively recruit members of the Armed 
     Forces who are separating from military service to serve as 
     Customs and Border Protection officers.
       H.R. 3089. An act to close out expired grants, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3594. An act to extend temporarily the Federal Perkins 
     Loan program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3614. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding 
     and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund, and for other purposes.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 12:40 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 bill:

       H.R. 2051. An act to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
     of 1946 to extend the livestock mandatory price reporting 
     requirements, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Hatch).


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch) announced that on today, 
September 29, 2015, he had signed the following enrolled bills, 
previously signed by the Speaker of the House:

       S. 261. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as 
     the William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse.
       S. 994. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in 
     Waldwick, New Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Joseph 
     D'Augustine Post Office Building''.
       S. 1707. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob 
     Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and 
     United States Court House''.

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