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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S2658 on March 26, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 3:56 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Ms. Goetz, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bill, with amendments, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
S. 1178. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the visa waiver pilot program, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the House has passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H.R. 2589. An act to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other purposes.
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At 5:05 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House agrees to the report of the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1757) to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to ensure that the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) proceeds in a manner consistent with United States interests, to strengthen relations between the United States and Russia, to preserve the prerogatives of the Congress with respect to certain arms control agreements, and for other purposes.
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