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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S5116 on May 17, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 12:51 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Ms. Niland, 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. 622. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption credit, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1646. An act to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
The message also announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills:
H.R. 428. An act concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.
H.R. 802. An act to authorize the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, and for other purposes.
S. 700. An act to establish a Federal interagency task force for the purpose of coordinating actions to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known as ``mad cow disease'') and foot-and-mouth disease in the United States.
The enrolled bills were signed subsequently by the President pro tempore (Mr. Thurmond).
At 4:28 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H. Con. Res. 135. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress welcoming President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan to the United States.
The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276d and clause 10 of rule I, the Speaker appoints the following Members of the House of Representatives to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Mr. Houghton of New York, Chairman, appointed on March 20, 2001: Mr. Gilman of New York, Mr. Dreier of California, Mr. Shaw of Florida, Mr. Stearns of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Manzullo of Illinois, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Souder of Indiana.
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