[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:59 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, without amendment:

       S. 2426. An act to direct the Secretary of State to develop 
     a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan in the 
     International Criminal Police Organization, 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. 1268. An act to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to promote energy efficiency via 
     information and computing technologies, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2080. An act to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
     commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
     involving Clark Canyon Dam.
       H.R. 2984. An act to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated 
     as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and 
     court review.
       H.R. 4411. An act to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project.
       H.R. 4412. An act to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project.
       H.R. 4427. An act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power 
     Act.
       H.R. 4721. 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.

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

       H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against 
     religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
       H. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of 
     international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against 
     humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other 
     parties to the conflict in Syria, and asking the President to 
     direct his Ambassador at the United Nations to promote the 
     establishment of a war crimes tribunal where these crimes 
     could be addressed.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch) announced that on today, March 
15, 2016, he has signed the following enrolled bills, which were 
previously signed by the Speaker of the House:

       S. 1172. An act to improve the process of presidential 
     transition.
       S. 1580. An act to allow additional appointing authorities 
     to select individuals from competitive service certificates.
       S. 1826. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond 
     du Lac, Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James ``Maggie'' 
     Megellas Post Office.
       H.R. 1755. An act to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the 
     Disabled American Veterans.

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