[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7239-S7240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:03 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. 199. An act to provide for the transfer of certain 
     Federal land in the State of Minnesota for the benefit of the 
     Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
       S. 2981. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer 
     Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 212. An act to amend the Native American Business 
     Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the 
     Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 
     to provide industry and economic development opportunities to 
     Indian communities.

  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. 914. An act to reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and 
     Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, to clarify the 
     authority of the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration with respect to post-storm 
     assessments, and to require the establishment of a National 
     Water Center, and for other purposes.

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

       S. 1342. An act to require the Under Secretary for Oceans 
     and Atmosphere to update periodically the environmental 
     sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the Great 
     Lakes, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 306. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a reconnaissance survey of the site of the Kettle 
     Creek Battlefield in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adjacent 
     property, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1049. An act to authorize a National Heritage Area 
     Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1380. An act to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
     to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety 
     Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1819. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for rewards for the arrest 
     or conviction of certain foreign nationals who have committed 
     genocide or war crimes, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3682. An act to provide for greater consultation 
     between the Federal Government and the governing bodies and 
     community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to 
     provide for a process for recognition of the historic-
     traditional uses of land grant-mercedes, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 4153. An act to amend the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to 
     enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical services 
     and facilities, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5517. An act to affirm the friendship of the 
     governments of the United States of America and the Republic 
     of India, and to establish a bilateral partnership for 
     collaboration to advance development and shared values, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 7045. An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to conduct a study on lands that could be included in a 
     National Forest in Hawai'i, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7903. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     establish the Community Advantage Loan Program.
       H.R. 8199. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     enhance the Office of Credit Risk Management, to require the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue 
     rules relating to environmental obligations of certified 
     development companies, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 8211. An act to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the 
     ability of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 8229. An act to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the 
     Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to 
     the status of HUBZone business concerns, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 8810. An act to establish a national program to 
     identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to 
     establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other 
     purposes.


                         Enrolled Bills Signed

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bills:

       S. 910. An act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.

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       S. 945. An act to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to 
     require certain issuers to disclose to the Securities and 
     Exchange Commission information regarding foreign 
     jurisdictions that prevent the Public Company Accounting 
     Oversight Board from performing inspections under that Act, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven 
     program to provide a digital information platform capable of 
     efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support 
     tools, training, and best practices and to support collection 
     of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve 
     local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the 
     coastal region, and for other purposes.
       S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to combat marine debris, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United States Grain 
     Standards Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3349. An act to authorize the Daughters of the 
     Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation 
     Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3465. An act to authorize the Fallen Journalists 
     Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 
     District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 3:19 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3884. An act to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, 
     to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely 
     impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of 
     certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

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