[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:15 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 2634. An act to provide for greater responsibility in 
     lending and expanded cancellation of debts owed to the United 
     States and the international financial institutions by low-
     income countries, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3033. An act to improve Federal agency awards and 
     oversight of contracts and assistance and to strengthen 
     accountability of the government-wide suspension and 
     debarment system.
       H.R. 3721. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, 
     Texas, as the ``Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 3928. An act to amend the Federal Funding 
     Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to require 
     certain recipients of Federal funds to disclose the names and 
     total compensation of their most highly compensated officers, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4185. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El 
     Monte, California, as the ``Marisol Heredia Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5479. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in 
     Ionia, Michigan, as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5483. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in 
     Oakton, Virginia, as the ``Private First Class David H. 
     Sharrett II Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 5528. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in 
     Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky Marciano Post Office 
     Building''.
       H.R. 5613. An act to extend certain moratoria and impose 
     additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through 
     April 1, 2009, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 5712. An act to require disclosure by Federal 
     contractors of certain violations relating to the award or 
     performance of Federal contracts.
       H.R. 5819. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     improve the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program 
     and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bill, without amendment:

       S. 2903. An act to amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for 
     a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm 
     Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond April 25, 
     2008.

  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. 322. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of 
     Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and 
     cooperation between the United States and Israel.

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