[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11443]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:15 p.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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 1967. An act to make technical corrections to the status 
     of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of 
     Choctaw Indians, to take certain land into trust for that 
     Band, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 946. An act to restore Federal recognition to the 
     Indians of the Graton Rancheria of California.
       H.R. 2778. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate segments of the Taunton River in the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential 
     addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3084. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to contribute funds for the establishment of an 
     interpretive center on the life and contributions of 
     President Abraham Lincoln.
       H.R. 3292. An act to provide for the establishment of the 
     Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, 
     Louisiana.

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

       H. Con. Res. 352. A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding manipulation of the mass 
     media and intimidation of the independent press in the 
     Russian Federation, expressing support for freedom of speech 
     and the independent media in the Russian Federation, and 
     calling on the President of the United States to express his 
     strong concern for freedom of speech and the independent 
     media in the Russian Federation.

                         enrolled bills signed

  A message from the House of Representatives, delivered by one of its 
reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bills and joint resolution:

       S. 761. An act to facilitate the use of electronic records 
     and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.
       S. 2722. An act to authorize the award of the Medal of 
     Honor to Ed W. Freeman, James K. Okubo, and Andrew J. Smith.
       H.J. Res. 101. A joint resolution recognizing the 225th 
     birthday of the United States Army.

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

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