[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12053]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:34 a.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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 2578. An act to amend title 31 of the United States Code 
     to increase the public debt limit.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
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  At 11:31 a.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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 2594. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to purchase silver on the open market when the silver 
     stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins.

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

       H.R. 3034. An act to redesignate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 89 River Street in Hoboken, 
     New Jersey, as the ``Frank Sinatra Post Office Building.''
       H.R. 5010. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5011. An act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

  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. 424. Concurrent Resolution commending the 
     patriotic contributions of the roofing professionals who 
     replaced, at no cost to the Federal Government, the section 
     of the Pentagon's slate roof that was destroyed as a result 
     of the terrorist attacks against the United States that 
     occurred on September 11, 2001.


                          ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

  The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following 
enrolled bill:

       S. 2578. An act to amend title 31 of the United States Code 
     to increase the public debt limit.

  The enrolled bill was signed subsequently by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd).

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