[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from 
the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       8. A letter from the Administrator, Rural Business-
     Cooperative Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting 
     the Department's Major final rule -- Subpart B -- Rural 
     Energy for America Program (RIN: 0570-AA76) received January 
     7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       9. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for 
     Legislation and Regulations, Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Department's Major final rule 
     -- Credit Risk Retention (RIN: 2501-AD53) received January 7, 
     2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Financial Services.
       10. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for 
     Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of 
     Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Energy 
     Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
     Commercial Clothes Washers [Docket No.: EERE-2012-BT-STD-
     0020] (RIN: 1904-AC77) received January 6, 2015, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce.
       11. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to North Korea that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       12. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency blocking property of the Government of the Russian 
     Federation relating to the disposition of highly enriched 
     uranium extracted from nuclear weapons that was declared in 
     Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs.
       13. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt 
     the Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive 
     Order 12947 of January 23, 1995; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs.
       14. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting as required by section 401(c) of the 
     National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 
     204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
     U.S.C. 1703(c), and pursuant to Executive Order 13313 of July 
     31, 2003, a six-month periodic report on the national 
     emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was 
     declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs.
       15. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone, Elizabeth 
     River; Portsmouth, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2014-1032] (RIN-1625-
     AA00) received January 7, 2015, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       16. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, 
     Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the 
     Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone: Carquinez 
     Strait Cable Repair Operation, Martinez, CA [Docket No.: 
     USCG-2014-0950] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 7, 2015, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       17. A letter from the Trade Representative, Executive 
     Office of the President, transmitting a letter notifying the 
     Congress that the United States intends to join a consensus 
     among Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) participants to 
     invite the Government of Iceland to join the current group of 
     13 WTO Members engaged in the EGA negotiations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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