[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:55 a.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. 841. An act to require States to hold special 
     elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives 
     not later than 49 days after the vacancy is announced by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives in extraordinary 
     circumstances, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), and 
the order of the House of January 4, 2005, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Joint Economic 
Committee, in addition to Mr. Saxton of New Jersey, appointed January 
20, 2005: Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Paul 
of Texas, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McCotter of Michigan, Mrs. Maloney of 
New York, Mr. Hinchey of New York, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, 
and Mr. Cummings of Maryland.

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