[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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                          ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

  The President pro tempore (Mr. Byrd) reported that he had signed the 
following enrolled bill, which was previously signed by the Speaker of 
the House:

       S. 2967. An act to provide for certain Federal employee 
     benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate 
     Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are 
     contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and 
     for other purposes.
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  At 2:15 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, without amendment:

       S. 231. An act to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial 
     Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels 
     through 2012.
       S. 3145. An act to designate a portion of United States 
     Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the 
     ``Timothy J. Russert Highway''.
       S. 3218. An act to extend the pilot program for volunteer 
     groups to obtain criminal history background checks.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3564) to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of 
the United States through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.
  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1714. An act to clarify the boundaries of the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL-64P.
       H.R. 3227. An act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to allow stocking fish in certain lakes in the North 
     Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, 
     and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
       H.R. 4010. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in 
     Indianola, Mississippi, as the ``Minnie Cox Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5057. An act to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA 
     Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5464. An act to direct the Attorney General to make an 
     annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert and Recovery 
     Center to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid 
     recovery of missing children, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5506. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. 
     Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the ``Bishop Ralph E. 
     Brower Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 5618. An act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.

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

       H. Con. Res. 297. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     60th anniversary of the beginning of the integration of the 
     Armed Forces.
       H. Con. Res. 369. Concurrent resolution honoring the men 
     and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the 
     occasion of its 35th anniversary.
       H. Con. Res. 381. Concurrent resolution honoring and 
     recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood 
     Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
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  At 5:16 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House of 
Representatives having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H.R. 6331) to 
amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend 
expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary 
access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income 
benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, 
including pharmacy access, and for other purposes, returned by the 
President of the United States with his objections, to the House of 
Representatives, in which it originated, it was resolved, that the said 
bill pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass 
the same.

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