[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:17 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of 
the Senate:

       H.R. 1713. An act to name the South Central Agricultural 
     Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, 
     Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, 
     Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley ``Wes'' 
     Watkins.
       H.R. 3246. An act to provide for a program of research, 
     development, demonstration, and commercial application in 
     vehicle technologies at the Department of Energy.


                          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:

       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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