ILW.COM - Message from House Regarding Passage of H-1B Bill

At 1:09 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, without amendment:

S. 366. An act to amend the National Trails System Act to

designate El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as a National

Historic Trail.

S. 1198. An act to establish a 3-year pilot project for the

General Accounting Office to report to Congress on

economically significant rules of Federal agencies, and for

other purposes.

S. 2045. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality

Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens.

S. 2272. An act to improve the administration efficiency

and effectiveness of the Nation's abuse and neglect courts

and for other purposes consistent with the Adoption and Safe

Families Act of 1997.

The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 238. An act to improve the prevention and punishment

of criminal smuggling, transporting, and harboring of aliens,

and other purposes.

H.R. 284. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to

require employers to give employees who are members of a

reserve component a leave of absence for participation in an

honor guard for a funeral of a veteran.

H.R. 534. An act to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United

States Code to provide for a greater fairness in the

arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise

controls.

H.R. 848. An act for the relief of Sepandan Farnia and

Farbod Farnia.

H.R. 2820. An act to provide for the ownership and

operation of the irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-

Maricopa Indian Community's reservation in Maricopa County,

Arizona, by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

H.R. 3184. An act for the relief of Zohreh Farhang

Ghahfarokhi.

H.R. 3414. An act for the relief of Luis A. Leon-Molina,

Ligia Padron, Juan Leon Padron, Rendy Leon Padron, Manuel

Leon Padron, and Luis Leon Padron.

H.R. 3484. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to

provide that certain sexual crimes against children are

predicate crimes for the interception of communications, and

for other purposes.

H.R. 3850. An act to amend the Communications Act of 1934

to promote deployment of advanced services and foster the

development of competition for the benefit of consumers in

all regions of the nation by relieving unnecessary burdens on

the Nation's two percent local exchange telecommunications

carriers, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4022. An act regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit

anti-ship missiles by the Russian Federation.

H.R. 4216. An act to amend the Workforce Investment Act of

1998 to expand the flexibility of customized training, and

for other purposes.

H.R. 4389. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior

to convey certain water distribution facilities to the

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

H.R. 4503. An act to provide for the preservation and

restoration of historic buildings at historically women's

public colleges or universities.

H.R. 4721. An act to provide for all right, title, and

interest in and to certain property in Washington County,

Utah, to be vested in the United States.

H.R. 5139. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain

real property at the Carl Vinson Department of Veterans

Affairs Medical Center, Dublin, Georgia.

H.R. 5178. An act to require changes in the bloodborne

pathogens standard in effect under the Occupational Safety

and Health Act of 1970.

H.R. 5266. An act for the relief of Saeed Rezai.

H.R. 5331. An act to authorize the Frederick Douglass

Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on

Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia

or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick

Douglass.

The message further announced that the House has agreed to the following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution recognizing the

severity of the issue of cervical health, and for other

purposes.

H. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution recognizing the

severity of the disease of colon cancer, the preventable

nature of the disease, and the need for education in the

areas of prevention and early detection, and for other

purposes.

H. Con. Res. 390. Concurrent resolution expressing the

sense of the Congress regarding Taiwan's participation in the

United Nations and other international organizations.

The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 707) to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the federal costs of disaster assistance, and for other purposes, with an amendment to the Senate amendment.

The message further announced that the House has disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4942) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes, and agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. That Mr. Istook, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Aderholt, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Obey, be the managers of the conference on the part of the House.

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At 3:18 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 bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 4828. An act to designate the Steens Mountain

Wilderness Area and the Steens Mountain Cooperative

Management and Protection Area in Harney County, Oregon, and

for other purposes.

The message also announced that the House disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 820) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. That Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Baird, be the managers of the conference on the part of the House.

The messages further announced that the House disagrees to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4392) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and

Disability System, and for other purposes, and agrees to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. That the following Members be the managers of the conference on the part of the House:

From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Mr. Goss, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Castle, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bass, Mr.

Gibbons, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Condit, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.

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enrolled bills signed

At 5:32 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills:

S. 302. An act for the relief of Kerantha Poole-Christian.

H.R. 4365. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act

with respect to children's health.

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