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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S11285 on Oct. 31, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 2:59 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Hays, 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. 483. An act regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.
H.R. 1776. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas.
H.R. 1840. An act to extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees.
H.R. 2362. An act to establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.
H.R. 2559. An act to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal long-term care insurance.
H.R. 2585. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of providing adequate upstream and downstream passage for fish at the Chiloquin Dam on the Sprague River, Oregon.
H.R. 2910. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3131 South Crater Road in Petersburg, Virginia, as the ``Norman Sisisky Post Office Building.''
The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H. Con. Res. 233. Concurrent resolution expressing the profound sorrow of the Congress for the death and injuries suffered by first responders as they endeavored to save innocent people in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
H. Con. Res. 243. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor should be presented to the public safety officers who have perished and select other public safety officers who deserve special recognition for outstanding valor above and beyond the call of duty in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
The message further announced that the House disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2299) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the following Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the House: Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Ms. Granger, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Obey.
The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2330) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon; and appoints the following Members as the managers of the conference on the part of the House: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Goode, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Young of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. Boyd, and Mr. Obey.
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At 5:48 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has agreed to the report of the committee on conference of the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill
(H.R. 2590) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
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