[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:32 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. 219. An act to correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric 
     project survey boundary and to provide for the conveyance of 
     the remaining tract of land within the corrected survey 
     boundary to the State of Alaska.
       H.R. 772. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify certain disclosure 
     requirements for restaurants and similar retail food 
     establishments, and to amend the authority to bring 
     proceedings under section 403A.
       H.R. 4924. An act to amend the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 to reform the procedures provided under such Act 
     for the initiation, investigation, and resolution of claims 
     alleging that employing offices of the legislative branch 
     have violated the rights and protections provided to their 
     employees under such Act, including protections against 
     sexual harassment, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an 
     event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of 
     Frederick Douglass.
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1892.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1892) to amend title 4, 
United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff 
in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty, 
with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch) announced that on today, 
February 7, 2018, he has signed the following enrolled bill, which was 
previously signed by the Speaker of the House:

       S. 534. An act to prevent the sexual abuse of minors and 
     amateur athletes by requiring the prompt reporting of sexual 
     abuse to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes.

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