[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 12:03 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:

       S. 2577. An act to protect crime victims' rights, to 
     eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic 
     evidence samples to improve and expand the forensic science 
     testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
     laboratories, to increase research and development of new 
     testing technologies, to develop new training programs 
     regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to 
     provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate 
     the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic 
     science laboratories and medical examiner officers, to 
     address training and equipment needs, to improve the 
     performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other 
     purposes.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Hatch).
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  At 2:44 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, without amendment:

       S. 795. An act to enhance whistleblower protection for 
     contractor and grantee employees.
       S. 3395. An act to require limitations on prescribed burns.

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

       H.R. 2726. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 50th 
     anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon.
       H.R. 5015. An act to restore amounts improperly withheld 
     for tax purposes from severance payments to individuals who 
     retired or separated from service in the Armed Forces for 
     combat-related injuries, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6415. An act to provide for the appointment of members 
     of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to 
     replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6427. An act to improve the operation of United States 
     capital markets, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con Res. 179. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 2943.

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

       S. 1635. An act to authorize the Department of State for 
     fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

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