[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 14453-14454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:08 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
has passed the following bills and joint resolution, in which it 
requests the concurrence of the Senate.

       H.R. 1658. An act to provide a more just and uniform 
     procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2084. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress to

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     prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
     States.

  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 775) to establish certain procedures 
for civil actions brought for damages relating to the failure of any 
device or system to process or otherwise deal with transition from the 
year 1999 to the year 2000, and for other purposes, and agrees to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon; and appoints the following Members as the managers of 
the conference on the part of the House.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Conyers, 
and Ms. Lofgren.
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of section 18 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. 
Bliley, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Dingell.
  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1554) to amend the provisions 
of title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, 
relating to copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by 
satellite, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the following 
Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the House:
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Oxley: 
Provided, That Mr. Boucher is appointed in lieu of Mr. Markey for 
consideration of sections 712(b)(1), 712(b)(2), and 712(c)(1) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 as added by section 104 of the House bill.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coble, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
Goodlatte.

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