[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:57 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3087. An act to provide an extension of highway, 
     highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
     programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending 
     enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century.
       H.R. 3146. An act to extend the Temporary Assistance for 
     Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade 
     programs, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 69. A joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2754) making appropriations for energy 
and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the 
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints 
the following Members as the managers of the conference on the part of 
the House: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Latham, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. 
Emerson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
Young of Florida, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clyburn, 
Mr. Berry, and Mr. Obey.
  The message further announced that the Speaker appoints the following 
Members as additional conferees in the conference on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
3) to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion: 
Mr. Chabot, and Ms. Lofgren.
  At 12:12 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:

       H.R. 2555. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2004, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2657. An act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 111. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
     significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida 
     as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion 
     in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
     Park, and for other purposes.
       S. 233. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for 
     potential inclusion in the National Park System.
       S. 278. An act to make certain adjustments to the 
     boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other 
     purposes.

  At 12:55 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3161. An act to ratify the authority of the Federal 
     Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.

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