[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 28692]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 10:40 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. 1599. An act to amend title 36, United States Code, to 
     include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers 
     Association leadership positions newly added in its 
     constitution and bylaws.
       S. 1860. An act to permit each current member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 
     terms.

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

       H.R. 1834. An act to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     and improve the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, 
     Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2781. An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as 
     components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 3961. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for 
     physicians and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go 
     requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory 
     spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, 
     automatic sequestration.

  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. 212. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of 
     historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly 
     the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the 
     bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States 
     and the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.

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