[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10073]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:15 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, 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. 3176. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural 
     wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife 
     Refuge, Hawaii.
       H.R. 4435. An act to clarify certain boundaries on the map 
     relating to Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barriers Resources 
     System.
       H.R. 4576. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, without amendment:

       S. 291. An act to convey certain real property within the 
     Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation 
     District.
       S. 356. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila 
     Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila 
     Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage 
     District, and for other purposes.


                         enrolled bills signed

  At 12:02 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       S. 777. An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to enable 
     farmers and other persons to file paperwork electronically 
     with selected agencies of the Department of Agriculture and 
     to access public information regarding the programs 
     administered by these agencies.
       H.R. 2559. An act to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
     providing greater access to more affordable risk management 
     tools and improved protection from production and income 
     loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal 
     crop insurance program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3642. An act to authorize the President to award 
     posthumously a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to 
     Charles M. Schulz in recognition of his lasting artistic 
     contributions to the Nation and the world, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 3:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its readings clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bill:

       H.R. 4542. An act to designate the Washington Opera in 
     Washington, D.C., as the National Opera.

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




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