[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16839-16840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:03 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. 2454. An act to create clean energy jobs, achieve 
     energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and 
     transition to a clean energy economy.
       H.R. 2647. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 2010 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special 
     pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, 
     expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA 
     disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 2892. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2010, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2996. An act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution; without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.

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


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       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution supporting the goals 
     and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era 
     Assets.

  The message further announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d, clause 
10 of rule I, and the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the 
Speaker appoints the following Members of the House of Representatives 
to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: Mr. Oberstar of 
Minnesota, Chairman, Mr. Meeks of New York, Vice-Chairman, Ms. 
Slaughter of New York, Mr. Stupak of Michigan, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
Michigan, Mr. Hodes of New Hampshire, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. 
Manzullo of Illinois, Mr. Stearns of Florida, Mr. Brown of South 
Carolina, and Mrs. Miller of Michigan.
  The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2761, clause 10 
of rule I, and the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker 
appoints the following Members of the House of Representatives to the 
British-American Interparliamentary Group: Mr. Chandler of Kentucky, 
Chairman, Mr. Sires of New Jersey, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Clyburn of South 
Carolina, Mr. Etheridge of North Carolina, Mrs. Davis of California, 
Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Petri of 
Wisconsin, Mr. Boozman of Arkansas, Mr. Crenshaw of Florida, Mr. 
Aderholt of Alabama, and Mr. Latta of Ohio.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 703(c) of the 
Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C. 435 note), and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Public Interest Declassification Board for a term of 3 years: Mr. David 
Skaggs of Longmont, Colorado.

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