[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:25 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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 1282. An act to redesignate certain clinics of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.

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

       H.R. 1972. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the 
     requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for 
     hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3642. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the access to 
     private health care for veterans who are survivors of 
     military sexual trauma.
       H.R. 3663. An act to designate the medical center of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, 
     as the Hershel ``Woody'' Williams VA Medical Center.
       H.R. 3832. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for access by Department of Veterans Affairs health 
     care providers to State prescription drug monitoring 
     programs.
       H.R. 3946. An act to name the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, 
     Georgia, the ``Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic''.
       H.R. 4245. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to submit to Congress certain documents relating to 
     the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 4334. An act to provide for certain reporting 
     requirements relating to medical care for women veterans 
     provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and through 
     contracts entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     with non-Department medical providers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4451. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans 
     reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding 
     eligibility for services under such programs.
       H.R. 4830. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the disapproval of any course of education for 
     purposes of the educational assistance programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs unless the educational 
     institution providing the course permits individuals to 
     attend or participate in courses pending payment by 
     Department, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4958. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2018, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5044. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the 
     contracting goals and preferences of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 5215. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit 
     employees found to have knowingly misused Department of 
     Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card 
     holders or approving officials.
       H.R. 5418. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor 
     program using multiple prime vendors.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 2081, and the 
order of the House of January 3, 2017, the Speaker appoints the 
following Member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
United States Capitol Preservation Commission: Mr. Holding of North 
Carolina.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431), and the 
order of the House of January 3, 2017, the Speaker appoints the 
following individual on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Commission on International Religious Freedom for a term ending on May 
14, 2020: Ms. Kristina Arriaga of Alexandria, Virginia.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 3 of the Alyce 
Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act 
(Public Law 114-244), and the order of the House of January 3, 2017, 
the Speaker appoints the following individuals on the part of the House 
of Representatives to the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children: Ms. Gloria O'Neill of Anchorage, Alaska, 
Ms. Lisa Johnson Billy of Lindsay, Oklahoma, and Ms. Elizabeth Morris 
of Hillsboro, North Dakota.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 4 of the 
United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 (Public Law 
114-196), and the order of the House of January 3, 2017, the Speaker 
appoints the following Member on the part of the House of 
Representatives to the United States Semiquincentennial Commission to 
fill the existing vacancy thereon: Mr. Holding of North Carolina.
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  At 6:08 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 bill, without amendment:
       S. 2155. An act to promote economic growth, provide 
     tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, 
     and for other purposes.

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