[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Monahan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed bills and concurrent resolutions 
of the following titles in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 858. An act to extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
       S. 878. An act to authorize an additional permanent 
     judgeship in the district of Idaho, and for other purpose.
       S. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic 
     violence within many participating States of the Organization 
     for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound 
     concern and efforts should be undertaken to prevent future 
     occurrences.
       S. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that Congress should participate in and support 
     activities to provide decent homes for the people of the 
     United States.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 105-292, as 
amended by Public Law 105-55, and as further amended by Public Law 107-
228, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, upon the 
recommendation of the Majority Leader, appoints the following 
individuals to the United States Commission on International Religious 
Freedom:
  Preeta D. Bansal of Nebraska, vice Charles Richard Stith, for a term 
of one year (May 15, 2003-May 14, 2004).
  Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. of New Mexico, vice Dr. Firuz 
Kazemzadeh, for a term of two years (May 15, 2003-May 14, 2005).

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