[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5420-S5421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:16 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. 2779. An act to amend the Zimbabwe Democracy and 
     Economic Recovery Act of 2001.

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

       H.R. 5535. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 regarding energy diplomacy and 
     security within the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5693. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
     contracts and agreements for the placement of veterans in 
     non-Department medical foster homes for certain veterans who 
     are unable to live independently, to establish the Veterans 
     Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration and the 
     Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and 
     Transition of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend 
     the interest rate for certain loans guaranteed under the home 
     loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5754. An act to promote free and fair elections, 
     political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5864. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish qualifications for the human resources 
     positions within the Veterans Health Administration of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6199. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as 
     qualified medical expenses.
       H.R. 6311. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
     modify the definition of qualified health plan for purposes 
     of the health insurance premium tax credit and to allow 
     individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual 
     market to purchase a lower premium copper plan.
       H.R. 6414. An act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     extend the deadline for promulgation of regulations under the 
     tribal transportation self-governance program.

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

       S. 756. An act to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris 
     Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, 
     and for other purposes.

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

       S. 770. An act to require the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate 
     resources to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, 
     and for other purposes.
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  At 12:35 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agree to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill 
(H.R. 5515) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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.

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                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 12:49 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:

       H.R. 2353. An act to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career 
     and Technical Education Act of 2006.

  The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Hatch).


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch) announced that on today, July 
26, 2018, he has signed the following enrolled bills, which were 
previously signed by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Simpson):

       S. 2245. An act to include New Zealand in the list of 
     foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission 
     into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United 
     States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of 
     New Zealand.
       S. 2850. An act to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe 
     Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of 
     amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund.

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