[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:35 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, 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. 118. An act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' 
     Pickle Federal Building.''
       H.R. 459. An act to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act for FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower 
     Project.
       H.R. 509. 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.
       H.R. 510. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     transfer to John R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, 
     Wyoming, certain land so as to correct an error in the patent 
     issued to their predecessors in interest.
       H.R. 560. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at the intersection of 
     Comercio and San Justo Streets, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as 
     the ``Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse.''
       H.R. 686. An act to designate a United States courthouse in 
     Brownsville, Texas, as the ``Garza-Vela United States 
     Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1121. An act to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse located at 18 Greenville Street in 
     Newnan, Georgia, as the ``Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building 
     and United States Courthouse.''
       H.R. 1162. An act to designate the bridge on United States 
     Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, 
     Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher 
     Bridge.''

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

       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution urging the Congress 
     and the President to fully fund the Federal Government's 
     obligation under the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
     Act.
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution urging the Congress 
     and the President to increase funding for the Pell Grant 
     Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs.

  The message further announced that pursuant to the provisions of 
section 503(b)(3) of the National Skill Standards Act of 1994 (20 
U.S.C. 5933) and upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, the 
Speaker reappoints the following members to the National Skill 
Standards Board on the part of the House for a four-year term: Ms. 
Carolyn Warner of Phoenix, Arizona and Mr. George Bliss of Washington, 
D.C.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2(b) of Public 
Law 98-183 and upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, the 
Speaker appoints the following member to the Commission on Civil Rights 
on the part of the House, effective May 4, 1999, to fill the existing 
vacancy thereon: Mr. Christopher F. Edley, Jr. of Cambridge, 
Massachusetts.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 453. An act to designate the Federal building located at 
     709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. 
     Saunders Federal Building.''
       S. 460. An act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 401 Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the 
     ``Rock K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse.''

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