[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 140 (Wednesday, August 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       VETERANS PROVIDING HEALTH- CARE TRANSITION IMPROVEMENT ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the message from the House to accompany S. 899.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 899) entitled 
     ``An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure 
     that the requirements that new Federal employees who are 
     veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided 
     leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such 
     disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans 
     Health Administration, and for other purposes.''

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House 
amendment, and I ask unanimous consent that the motion be agreed to and 
the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table 
without intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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