[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 1:40 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 bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 3. An act to approve the construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 271. An act to clarify that compliance with an 
     emergency order under section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act 
     may not be considered a violation of any Federal, State, or 
     local environmental law or regulation, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1949. An act to direct the Secretary of Education to 
     convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary 
     Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to 
     postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2 of the 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 715a), and the order of the 
House of January 3, 2013, the Speaker appoints the following Members on 
the part of the House of Representatives to the Migratory Bird 
Conservation Commission: Mr. Wittman of Virginia and Mr. Dingell of 
Michigan.
  The message further announced that pursuant to section 672(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 
112-239), and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, the Speaker 
appoints the following individuals on the part of the House of 
Representatives to the Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission: Mr. Dov S. Zakheim of Silver Spring, 
Maryland, and Mr. Michael R. Higgins of Washington, DC.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 3 of the Protect 
Our Kids Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-275) the Minority Leader appoints 
the following individual on the part of the House of Representatives to 
the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Robert 
E. ``Bud'' Cramer of Huntsville, Alabama.

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