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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S10847 on Oct. 20, 1997.
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MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 7, 1997, the Secretary of the Senate, on October 15, 1997, during the adjournment of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives announcing that the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. Morella) has signed the following enrolled bills:
H.R. 2158. An act making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2169. An act making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 7, 1997, the enrolled bills were signed on October 15, 1997, during the adjournment of the Senate by the President pro tempore [Mr. Thurmond].
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