[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:52 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Berry, 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. 1995. An act to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to empower teachers, improve student 
     achievement through high-quality professional development for 
     teachers, reauthorize the Reading Excellence Act, and for 
     other purposes.

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

       S. 880. An act to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
     flammable fuels from the list of substances with respect to 
     which reporting and other activities are required under risk 
     management plan program.
       S. 900. An act to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, 
     and other financial service providers, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House disagrees to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2465) making appropriations 
for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 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 Mr. Hobson, Mr. Porter, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walsh, 
Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Mr. Young of Florida, 
Mr. Olver, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Dicks, 
and Mr. Obey, as the managers of the conference on the part of the 
House.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2490) making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 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 Mr. Kildee, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
Northup, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Price 
of North Carolina, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Obey, as managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.


                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

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

       S. 361. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to the their predecessors in interest.
       S. 449. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred 
     Steffens of big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising 
     the Steffens family property.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the president pro 
tempore (Mr. Thurmond).

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