[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 4707-4708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:15 pm., 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 and joint resolution, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1375. An act to provide regulatory relief and improve 
     productivity for insured depository institutions, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3733. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 410 Huston Street in 
     Altamont, Kansas, as the ``Myron V. George Post Office''.
       H.R. 3782. An act to amend the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 to increase the maximum amount of an 
     award available under the Department of State rewards 
     program, to expand the eligibility criteria to receive an 
     award, to authorize nonmonetary awards, to publicize the 
     existence of the rewards program, and for other purposes.
       H.J. Res. 87. Joint resolution honoring the life and legacy 
     of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and recognizing his 
     contributions on the anniversary of the date of his birth.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolutions, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional 
     Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.
       S. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution establishing the 
     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

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

       H. Con. Res. 364. Concurrent resolution to recognize more 
     than 5 decades of strategic partnership between the United 
     States and the people of the Marshall Islands in the pursuit 
     of international peace and security, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a), and 
the order of the House of December 8, 2003, the Speaker appoints the 
following Member of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy to fill the existing 
vacancy thereon: Mr. Granger of Texas.
  The message further announced that pursuant to Senate Concurrent 
Resolution 94, 108th Congress, and the order of the House of December 
8, 2003, the Speaker appoints the following Members of the House of 
Representatives to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural 
Ceremonies: Mr. Hastert of Illinois, Mr. DeLay of Texas, and Ms. Pelosi 
of California.
  The message also announced that pursuant to clause 5(a)(4)(A) of rule 
X, and the order of the House of December 8, 2003, the Speaker names 
the following Members of the House of Representatives to be available 
to serve on Investigative Subcommittees of the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct for the 108th Congress: Mr. Doolittle of 
California, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of 
Florida, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shadegg of Arizona, Mr. Brady 
of Texas, Mr. Simpson of Idaho, Mr. Terry of Nebraska, Mr. Kirk of 
Illinois, and Mr. Rehberg of Montana.
  The message further announced that pursuant to clause 5(a)(4)(A) of 
rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives the Minority Leader 
designates the following Members to be available for service on an 
Investigative Subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct: Mr. Becerra of California, Mr. Cooper of Tennessee, Mr. 
Delahunt of Massachusetts, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. McIntyre of 
North Carolina, Mr. McNulty of

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New York, Mr. Schiff of California, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Stupak, 
of Michigan, and Ms. Tauscher of California.

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