[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21738]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:00 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that it has passed 
the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 22. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     reduce the amount that the United States Postal Service is 
     required to pay into the Postal Service Retiree Health 
     Benefits Fund by the end of fiscal year 2009.
       H.R. 511. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land 
     owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to 
     terminate associated contractual arrangements with the 
     Village.
       H.R. 940. An act to provide for the conveyance of National 
     Forest System land in the State of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1002. An act to adjust the boundaries of Pisgah 
     National Forest in McDowell County, North Carolina.
       H.R. 2947. An act to amend the Federal securities laws to 
     make technical corrections and to make conforming amendments 
     related to the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company 
     Act of 1935.
       H.R. 3137. An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide clarification relating to the authority of the United 
     States Postal Service to accept donations as an additional 
     source of funding for commemorative plaques.
       H.R. 3146. An act to make improvements to the FHA mortgage 
     insurance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3175. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     convey to Miami-Dade County certain federally owned land in 
     Florida, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3179. An act to amend the Emergency Economic 
     Stabilization Act of 2008 to require the Special Inspector 
     General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program to include the 
     effect of the Troubled Asset Relief Program on small 
     businesses in the oversight, audits, and reports provided by 
     the Special Inspector General, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3386. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des 
     Moines, Iowa, as the ``Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial 
     Post Office''.
       H.R. 3527. An act to increase the maximum mortgage amount 
     limitations under the FHA mortgage insurance programs for 
     multi-family housing projects with elevators and for 
     extremely high-cost areas.

  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. 95. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service 
     Experimental Forests and Ranges.


                          Enrolled Bill Signed

  At 7:06 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 bill:

       H.R. 1243. An act to provide for the award of a gold medal 
     on behalf of Congress to Arnold Palmer in recognition of his 
     service to the Nation in promoting excellence and good 
     sportsmanship in golf.

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