[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 825]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  At 12:26 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has 
signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 3432. An act to establish the Commission on the 
     Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
       H.R. 4986. An act to provide for the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as 
     previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address 
     the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, 
     United States Code, with respect to the attachment of 
     property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of 
     statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special 
     pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed 
     services, and for other purposes.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd).
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  At 1:33 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, 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. 3873. An act to expedite the transfer of ownership of 
     rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured 
     under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such 
     projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for 
     affordable housing.
       H.R. 3959. An act to amend the National Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968 to provide for the phase-in of actuarial rates for 
     certain pre-FIRM properties.
       H.R. 3971. An act to encourage States to report to the 
     Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of 
     individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3992. An act to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for 
     the improved mental health treatment and services provided to 
     offenders with mental illness, 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. 282. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President.

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