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“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S2799 on May 8, 2017.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT
Enrolled Bill and Joint Resolution Signed
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2017, the Secretary of the Senate, on May 5, 2017, during the adjournment of the Senate, received a message from the House of Representatives announcing that the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. Comstock) had signed the following enrolled bill and joint resolution:
H.R. 534. An act to require the Secretary of State to take such actions as may be necessary for the United States to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions, and for other purposes.
H.J. Res. 66. Joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.
Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2017, the enrolled bill and joint resolution were signed on May 5, 2017, during the adjournment of the Senate, by the President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch).
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