[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17460-17461]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:19 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3313. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the 
     Defense of Marriage Act.
       H.R. 4056. An act to encourage the establishment of both 
     long-term and short-term programs to address the threat of 
     man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to commercial 
     aviation.
       H.R. 4175. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     2004, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
     connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4837. 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, 2005, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 418. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance in history of the 150th anniversary of the 
     establishment of diplomatic relations between the United 
     States and Japan.
       H. Con. Res. 436. Concurrent resolution celebrating 10 
     years of majority rule in the Republic of South Africa and 
     recognizing the momentous social and economic achievements of 
     South Africa since the institution of democracy in that 
     country.

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       H. Con. Res. 467. Concurrent resolution declaring genocide 
     in Darfur, Sudan.
       H. Con. Res. 469. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 
     Argentina, in July 1994 and expressing the concern of the 
     United States regarding the continuing, decade-long delay in 
     the resolution of this case.

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