[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

  A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 2863. An act to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of 
     the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land 
     owned by the Tribe.
       H.R. 2952. An act to authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe 
     of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and 
     interests in land owned by the Tribe.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed with amendment 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 976. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the 
following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 775. An act to establish a National Commission on the 
     Infrastructure of the United States.
       S. 1983. An act to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to renew and amend the 
     provisions for the enhanced review of covered pesticide 
     products, to authorize fees for certain pesticide products, 
     to extend and improve the collection of maintenance fees, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 194 of title 14, 
United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, and upon the recommendation of the 
Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 
appoints the following Senators to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. 
Coast Guard Academy:
  The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Stevens), from the Committee on 
Commerce, Science and Transportation.
  The Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), At Large.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2272) ``An Act to 
invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve 
the competitiveness of the United States.''.

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