[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:55 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 309. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     establish a demonstration program to facilitate landscape 
     restoration programs within certain units of the National 
     Park System established by law to preserve and interpret 
     resources associated with American history, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 609. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas 
     Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 786. An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Los Angeles 
     County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration Project, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 815. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National 
     Guard.
       H.R. 865. An act to grant rights-of-way for electric 
     transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the 
     State of Alaska.
       H.R. 886. An act to enhance ecosystem protection and the 
     range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
     Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by 
     designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as 
     wilderness, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1191. An act to authorize the National Park Service to 
     pay for services rendered by subcontractors under a General 
     Services Administration Indefinite Deliver/Indefinite 
     Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at the 
     Grand Canyon National Park.
       H.R. 1515. An act to amend the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974 to treat certain communities as 
     metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development 
     block grant program.
       H.R. 1677. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to enhance taxpayer protections and outreach.
       H.R. 1681. An act to amend the Congressional Charter of The 
     American National Red Cross to modernize its governance 
     structure, to enhance the ability of the board of governors 
     of The American National Red Cross to support the critical 
     mission of The American National Red Cross in the 21st 
     century, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 76. Concurrent resolution honoring the 50th 
     Anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY) and 
     its past contributions to space research, and looking forward 
     to future accomplishments.
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against 
     peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil 
     society.

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