[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 20504-20505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

       H.R. 2121. An act to make available funds under the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 to expand democracy, good governance, 
     and anti-corruption programs in the Russian Federation in 
     order promote and strengthen democratic government and civil 
     society and independent media in that country.

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       H.R. 4085. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2002, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans.

  The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd.)
  At 8:42 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 joint resolution, in which it request the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 122. A joint resolution making further 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other 
     purposes.

  At 11:05 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate.

       H. Con. Res. 508. Concurrent resolution resolving all 
     disagreements between the House of Representatives and Senate 
     with respect to H.R. 3295.

  The message also 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 text to the bill (H.R. 3295) to 
establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card 
voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to 
assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise 
provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal election 
laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration 
standards for States and units of local government with responsibility 
for the administration of Federal elections and for other purposes.
  The House insists on its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate 
to the title to the aforesaid bill.

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