[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 12:29 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. 282. An act to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
     Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to use 
     the same residences as the servicemembers.
       H.R. 1058. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1690. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual 
     report regarding performance awards and bonuses awarded to 
     certain high-level employees of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 1848. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical 
     scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2006. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the procurement practices of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2056. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     provide for expanded participation in the microloan program, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2333. An act to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available 
     to small business investment companies.
       H.R. 2364. An act to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to increase the amount that certain banks and 
     savings associations may invest in small business investment 
     companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
     banking agency, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2749. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs to small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2781. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to certify the sufficient participation of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small 
     business concerns owned by veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities in contracts under the Federal Strategic 
     Sourcing Initiative, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 3218. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives request the Senate to return to the House the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 76) granting the consent and approval of Congress 
for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the 
District of Columbia to a enter into a compact relating to the 
establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
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  At 5:34 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 joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for congressional 
     disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
     of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial 
     Protection relating to ``Arbitration Agreements''.

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