[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12351-12352]
[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.330. An act to further the protection and recognition of 
     veterans's memorials, and for other purposes.

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

       H.R. 1018. An act to designate the building located at 1 
     Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the ``James L. Watson 
     United States Court of International Trade Building''; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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

       H. Con. Res. 147. Concurrent resolution commemorating the 
     20th Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National 
     Organization for Rare Disorders; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H. Con. Res. 166. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress in support of Buckle Up America Week; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, as amended by section 
681(b) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, 
and the order of the House of January 8, 2003 and upon the 
recommendation of the Minority Leader, the Speaker reappoints the 
following member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Commission on International Religious

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Freedom for a 2-year term ending May 14, 2005: Ms. Felice Gaer of 
Paramus, New Jersey, to succeed herself.
  The message further announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d, clause 
10 of rule 1, and the order of the House of January 8, 2003, the 
Speaker appoints the following Members of the House of Representatives 
to the United States Delegation of the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Mr. Houghton of New York, 
Chairman, appointed on March 13, 2003: Mr. Oberstar Of Minnesota: Mr. 
Dreier of California; Mr. Shaw of Florida; Ms. Slaughter of New York; 
Mr. Stearns of Florida; Mr. Peterson of Minnesota; Mr. Manzullo of 
Illinois; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. English of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
Souder of Indiana.

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