[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  LOCAL COMMUNITY RECOVERY ACT OF 2006

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4979 received from the 
House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4979) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, to clarify the 
     preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts 
     for disaster relief activities.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4979) was read the third time and passed.

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