[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16344]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:33 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Brandon, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the act (S. 1532) to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury, Illinois, 
as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building''.
  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 885. An act to support the establishment of an 
     international regime for the assured supply of nuclear fuel 
     for peaceful means and to authorize voluntary contributions 
     to the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the 
     establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank.
       H.R. 2127. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located 408 West 6th Street in Chelsea, 
     Oklahoma, as the ``Clem Rogers McSpadden Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 2366. An act to reauthorize the veterans 
     entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2397. An act to reauthorize the women's 
     entrepreneurial development programs of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2563. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 309 East Linn Street in 
     Marshalltown, Iowa, as the ``Major Scott Nisely Post 
     Office''.

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

       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to 
     recommit to a political solution to the conflict in northern 
     Uganda by engaging in good-faith negotiations, and urging 
     immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace 
     process from the United States and the international 
     community.
       H. Con. Res. 148. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     significance of National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.
       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution noting the 
     disturbing pattern of killings of numerous independent 
     journalists in Russia since 2000, and urging Russian 
     President Vladimir Putin to authorize cooperation with 
     outside investigators in solving those murders.
       H. Con. Res. 155. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and 
     expressing the sense of Congress that history should be 
     regarded as a means for understanding the past and more 
     effectively facing the challenges of the future.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 431 note, and 
the order of the House of January 4, 2007, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Memorial Commission: Mr. Moore of Kansas; Mr. Boswell of 
Iowa; Mr. Thornberry of Texas; and Mr. Moran of Kansas.
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  At 6:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Brandon, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 57. An act to repeal certain sections of the Act of 
     May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands.
       H.R. 692. An act to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States to order that the National Flag be flown 
     at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the 
     event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that 
     State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on 
     active duty.

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