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                         MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:35 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, without amendment:

       S. 743. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 
     soldiers of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly 
     known as ``Merrill's Marauders'', in recognition of their 
     bravery and outstanding service in the jungles of Burma 
     during World War II.

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

       H.R. 991. An act to extend certain provisions of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act until September 30, 
     2030, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1923. An act to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 
     certain circulating collectible coins, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2166. An act to authorize a comprehensive, strategic 
     approach for United States foreign assistance to developing 
     countries to strengthen global health security, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 3010. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     establish a mission statement of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 3228. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize health professional trainees to provide treatment 
     via telemedicine, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4104. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of 
     the establishment of the Negro Leagues baseball.
       H.R. 4864. An act to develop and implement policies to 
     advance early childhood development, to provide assistance 
     for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing 
     countries, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 4908. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran who is a member 
     of an Indian tribe.
       H.R. 5664. An act to amend the Trafficking Victims 
     Protection Act of 2000 to ensure adequate time for the 
     preparation of the annual Trafficking in Persons Report, 
     require the timely provision of information to the Office to 
     Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and the Bureau of 
     Diplomatic Security of the Department of State regarding the 
     number and location of visa denials based, in whole or in 
     part, on grounds related to human trafficking, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6092. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to establish a national clinical pathway for prostate 
     cancer, access to life-saving extending precision clinical 
     trials and research, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6192. An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to honor the 100th anniversary of completion of coinage of 
     the ``Morgan Dollar'' and the 100th anniversary of 
     commencement of coinage of the ``Peace Dollar'', and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 6210. An act ensuring that goods made with forced 
     labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the 
     People's Republic of China do not enter the United States 
     market, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6589. An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to develop and submit to Congress a plan to address 
     the material weakness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 7795. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the ability of veterans to access and submit 
     disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       H.R. 8276. An act to authorize the President to 
     posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for 
     acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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