[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:35 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Croatt, 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. 38. An act to designate a portion of the White Salmon 
     River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
     System.
       H.R. 358. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
     desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in 
     Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 481. An act to further the purposes of the Sand Creek 
     Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000.
       H.R. 1084. An act to authorize the establishment at 
     Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers 
     and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire 
     Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire 
     Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam 
     on September 17, 1862, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1412. An act to amend the Ports and Waterways Safety 
     Act to require notification of the Coast Guard regarding 
     obstructions to navigation, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1428. An act to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1512. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a special resources study regarding the 
     suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic 
     buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of 
     the National Park System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2346. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in 
     Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. Hainkel, Jr. Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2362. An act to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

  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. 71. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-
     American Heritage Month.
       H. Con. Res. 152. Concurrent resolution commemorating 
     Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in 
     recognition of its 75th year.
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the 
     parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, are 
     conducted in accordance with international standards for free 
     and fair elections.
       H. Con. Res. 188. Concurrent resolution honoring the 
     members of the United States Air Force who were killed in the 
     June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United 
     States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

  The message further announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, and 
the order of the House of January 4, 2005, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the British-
American Interparliamentary Group: Mr. Petri, Chairman, and Mr. 
Boozman, Vice Chairman.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 714. An act to amend section 227 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 227) relating to the prohibition on 
     junk fax transmissions.
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  At 2:19 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 458. An act to prevent the sale of abusive insurance 
     and investment products to military personnel, and for other 
     purposes.

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