[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23434]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:56 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 1289. An act to improve title 18 of the United States 
     Code.
       S. 1707. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic 
     partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1053. An act to require the Office of Management and 
     Budget to prepare a crosscut budget for restoration 
     activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, to require the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement an 
     adaptive management plan, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1333. An act to amend chapter 40 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, 
     or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a 
     federally recognized Indian tribe or agency of such a tribe 
     from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to 
     explosives.
       H.R. 1727. An act to establish a national criminal arsonist 
     and criminal bomber registry program and establish guidelines 
     and incentives for States, territories and tribes to 
     participate in such program.
       H.R. 1771. An act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office 
     of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 3663. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation 
     requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers 
     of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies.

  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. 51. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 50th 
     anniversary of the--signing of the Antarctic Treaty.
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  At 11:48 a.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 concurrent resolution, with amendments, in 
which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       S. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by the 
     people of Alabama.
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  At 1:30 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House 
disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2892) making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, and agrees to 
the conference asked by the Senate on disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints the following Members as managers of the 
conference on the part of the House: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. 
Serrano, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. Lowey, 
Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Farr, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rogers of 
Kentucky, Mr. Carter, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
Lewis of California.
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  At 2:47 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 concurrent resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 151. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that China release democratic activist Liu 
     Xiabo from imprisonment.

  The message also announced that the House agreed to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 3183) making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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