[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16786]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 3:05 p.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. 3574. An act to require the mandatory expensing of 
     stock options granted to executive officers, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3936. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the principal office of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the 
     Washington, DC, metropolitan area, rather than only in the 
     District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress 
     that a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center 
     should be provided for that Court and those it serves and 
     should be located, if feasible, at a site owned by the United 
     States that is part of or proximate to the Pentagon 
     Reservation, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4259. An act to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     improve the financial accountability requirements applicable 
     to the Department of Homeland Security, to establish 
     requirements for the Future Years Homeland Security Program 
     of the Department, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4816. An act to permit the Librarian of Congress to 
     hire Library of Congress Police employees.
       H.R. 4850. An act making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other 
     purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 308. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     members of AMVETS for their service to the Nation and 
     supporting the goal of AMVETS National Charter Day.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
joint resolution and bill, without amendment:

       S.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen regent of the Board of 
     Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       S. 741. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 5:36 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. 4600. An act to amend section 227 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the prohibition on junk 
     fax transmissions.

  The message also announced that the House agree to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2443) to authorize 
appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2004, to amend 
various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

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