[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3286-S3287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:50 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 4909. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2017 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5233. An act to repeal the Local Budget Autonomy 
     Amendment Act of 2012, to amend the District of Columbia Home 
     Rule Act to clarify the respective roles of the District 
     government and Congress in the local budget process of the 
     District government, and for other purposes.

  At 3:40 p.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. 4974. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5243. An act making appropriations for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2016, to strengthen public health 
     activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, with amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       S. 2012. An act to provide for the modernization of the 
     energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (S. 2012) to provide for the modernization of the energy 
policy of the

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United States, and for other purposes, and asks a conference with the 
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints 
the following Members as managers of the conference on the part of the 
House:
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of the 
Senate bill, and the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Upton, Barton, Whitfield, Shimkus, Latta, Mrs. 
McMorris Rodgers, Messrs. Olson, McKinley, Pompeo, Griffith, Johnson of 
Ohio, Flores, Mullin, Pallone, Rush, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Castor 
of Florida, Messrs. Sarbanes, Welch, Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, Tonko 
and Loebsack.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, for consideration of sections 
3017, 3305, 4501, 4502, 5002, part II of subtitle C of title X, and 
section 10233 of the Senate bill, and sections 1116 and 5013 of 
division A, division B, and sections 1031, 1032, 1035-1037, subtitle K 
of title I, section 2013, subtitles F, M, and Q of title II, and title 
XXV of division C of the House amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Messrs. Conaway, Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Peterson.
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of 
sections 2308, 3001, part II of title II, 3017, 3104, 3109, 3201, 3301-
3306, 3308-3312, 4006, 4401, 4403, 4405, 4407, 4410, 4412-4414, title 
V, section 6001, subtitle A of title VI, section 6202, title VII, title 
IX, subtitles A, B, and C of title X, parts I, II, III, and IV of 
subtitle D of title X, and sections 10341 and 10345 of the Senate bill, 
and sections 1115 and 1116 of division A, division B, and division C of 
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Bishop of Utah, Young of Alaska, Mrs. Lummis, Messrs. Denham, 
Westerman, Grijalva, Huffman, and Mrs. Dingell.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for 
consideration of sections 1014, 1201, 1203, 1301-1304, 1306-1308, 1310, 
1311, 2002, 2301, 2401, part III of subtitle A of title III, sections 
3101, 3302, 3307, 3402, 3403, 3501, 3502, 4001, 4002, 4006, 4101, 
subtitle C of title IV, sections 4402, 4404, 4406, 4720, 4721, 4727, 
4728, and 4737 of the Senate bill, and section 1109 and title VII of 
division A, and division D of the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Smith of Texas, Weber of Texas, and 
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for 
consideration of sections 1005, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1016-1019, 1022, 
3001, 4724, title VII, and section 10331 of the Senate bill, and 
sections 2007, 3116, 3117, and 3141 of division A, and title IX of 
division B, subtitle D of title II of division C of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Hardy, 
Zeldin, and DeFazio.
  The message further announced that the House agrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the House insists upon its amendment 
to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes, and asks a conference with the Senate 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and that Mr. Rogers 
of Kentucky, Ms. Granger, Messrs. Cole, Dent, Fortenberry, Rooney of 
Florida, Valadao, Mrs. Roby, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. DeLauro, Messrs. Serrano, 
Bishop of Georgia, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz be managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.

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