[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6427]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:53 a.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, in which it requests the concurrence of 
the Senate:

       H.R. 46. An act to provide for a national medal for public 
     safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and 
     beyond the call of duty.
       H.R. 769. An act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
     used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain 
     international conventions, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1143. An act to establish a program to provide 
     assistance for programs of credit and other financial 
     services for microenterprises in developing countries, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 1189. An act to make technical corrections in title 
     17, United States Code, and other laws.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution congratulating the 
     State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment to 
     democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of 
     Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on 
     March 8, 1999.
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  At 2:07 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by one of its reading clerks, announced that the House agrees to the 
report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the resolution (H. Con. 
Res. 68) establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009.

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