[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agreed to the following resolution:

                              S. Res. 338

       Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served Georgia in the 
     United States Senate with devotion and distinction;
       Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served all the people 
     of the United States as Director of the Peace Corps;
       Whereas his efforts on behalf of Georgians and all 
     Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 
     colleagues; and
       Whereas his tragic and untimely death has deprived his 
     State and Nation of an outstanding lawmaker and public 
     servant: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Paul Coverdell, a Senator from the State of 
     Georgia.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:

       H.R. 4578. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4811. An act making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4578) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Gorton, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Byrd, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Kohl, and Mrs. 
Feinstein, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 4811) ``An Act making appropriations for the foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. McConnell, Mr. Specter, Mr. Gregg, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Bond, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Leahy, 
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Murray, and 
Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

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