[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

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                         ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

  At 10:23 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Zapata, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker 
has signed the following enrolled bills:

       H.R. 586. An act to direct the Librarian of Congress and 
     the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a 
     joint project at the Library of Congress and the National 
     Museum of African American History and Culture to collect 
     video and audio recordings or personal histories and 
     testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil 
     Rights movement, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1626. An act to make technical amendments to laws 
     containing time periods affecting judicial proceedings.

  The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro 
tempore (Mr. Byrd).
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  At 12:33 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 bill, without amendment:

       S. 735. An act to ensure States receive adoption incentive 
     payments for fiscal year 2008 in accordance with the 
     Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act 
     of 2008.

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

       H.R. 46. An act to provide for payment of an administrative 
     fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs of 
     administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection 
     with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       H.R. 1913. An act to provide Federal assistance to States, 
     local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate 
     crimes, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
joint resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 45. Joint resolution increasing the statutory 
     limit on the public debt.

  The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6913, and the 
order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Mr. Levin of 
Michigan, Co-Chairman; Ms. Kaptur of Ohio; Mr. Honda of California; Mr. 
Walz of Minnesota; Mr. Wu of Oregon; Mr. Smith of New Jersey; Mr. 
Manzullo of Illinois; Mr. Royce of California; and Mr. Pitts of 
Pennsylvania.
  The message further announced that pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, and 
the order of the House of January 6, 2009, the Speaker re-appoints the 
following member on the part of the House of Representatives to the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. Joseph Cooper of 
Baltimore, Maryland.
  The message also announced that pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, the 
Republican Leader reappoints the following member on the part of the 
House of Representatives to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress: Mr. Jeffrey W. Thomas of Ohio.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 333(a)(2) of 
the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229), 
the Republican Leader appoints the following member on the part of the 
House of Representatives to the Commission to Study the Potential 
Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino: Mr. Danny Vargas 
of Herndon, Virginia, as a voting member.
  Furthermore: Dr. Aida Levitan of Key Biscayne, Florida, and Mrs. Rosa 
J. Correa of Bridgeport, Connecticut, were previously appointed and 
shall remain voting members.
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  At 5:36 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. R. 627. An act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     establish fair and transparent practices relating to the 
     extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 333(a)(2) of the 
Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-229), the 
Republican Leader appoints the following member on the part of the 
House of Representatives to the Commission to Study the Potential 
Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino: Mr Nelson 
Albareda of Miami, Florida.
  Furthermore: Dr. Aida Levitan of Key Biscayne, Florida, Mrs. Rosa J. 
Correa of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Mr. Danny Vargas of Herndon, 
Virginia, were previously appointed and shall remain voting members.

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