[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 2:04 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, 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. 367. An act to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive 
     branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint 
     resolution of approval is enacted into law.
       H.R. 1582. An act to protect consumers by prohibiting the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 
     promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are 
     estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause 
     significant adverse effects to the economy.
       H.R. 1897. An act to promote freedom and democracy in 
     Vietnam.
       H.R. 2009. An act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury 
     from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
     and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
       H.R. 2879. An act to provide limitations on bonuses for 
     Federal employees during sequestration, to provide for 
     investigative leave requirements for members of the Senior 
     Executive Service, to establish certain procedures for 
     conducting in-person or telephonic interactions by Executive 
     branch employees with individuals, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 803(a) of the 
Congressional Recognition for Excellence in Arts Education Act (2 
U.S.C. 803(a)), and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, the 
Speaker appoints the following Member on the part of the House of 
Representatives to the Congressional Award Board: Mr. Hudson of North 
Carolina.

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