[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 9:47 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 bill (S. 2265) to extend the existing provisions regarding 
the eligibility for essential air service subsidies through fiscal year 
2008, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1429) to reauthorize the Head Start 
Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other 
purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Messrs. 
George Miller of California, Kildee, Ms. Woolsey, Messrs. Davis of 
Illinois, Grijalva, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Messrs. 
Sarbanes, Sestak, Loebsack, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Shea-Porter, Messrs. 
McKeon, Castle, Messrs. Fortuno, Bishop of Utah, Keller of Florida, 
Wilson of South Carolina, Boustany, and Heller of Nevada as managers of 
the conference on the part of the House.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1119. An act to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     revise the congressional charter of the Military Order of the 
     Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, 
     to authorize associate membership in the corporation for the 
     spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.
       H.R. 2884. An act to assist members of the Armed Forces in 
     obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3495. An act to establish a National Commission on 
     Children and Disasters, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3866. An act to reauthorize certain programs under the 
     Small Business Act for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.
       H.R. 3997. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members 
     of the uniformed services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace 
     Corps volunteers, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 162. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Congress and the President should 
     increase basic pay for members of the Armed Forces.
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  At 1:05 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. 3685. An act to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation.

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

       H. Con. Res. 236. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     close relationship between the United States and the Republic 
     of San Marino.
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  At 2:07 p.m, a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
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. 3222) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
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  At 3:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3074) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, and agrees to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. 
Kaptur, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
Berry, Mr. Obey, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Walsh of 
New York, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Lewis of California as the managers of the 
conference on the part of the House.
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  At 8:35 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
agrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3043) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008.

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