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“Senate” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D370-D371 on March 30, 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:
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S2119-S2157
Measures Introduced: Twenty-six bills and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 775-800, S.J. Res. 39, and S. Res. 104-107.
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Measures Reported:
Special Report entitled ``Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 114th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs''. (S. Rept. No. 115-17)
Special Report entitled ``Report on the Legislative Activities of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation During the 114th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 115-18)
Special Report entitled ``Report on the Activities of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary During the 114th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 115-19)
Special Report entitled ``Review of Legislative Activity During the 114th Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 115-20)
Special Report entitled ``Legislative Activities Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress''. (S. Rept. No. 115-22)
S. 110, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region. (S. Rept. No. 115-14)
S. 129, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act. (S. Rept. No. 115-15)
S. 168, to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation. (S. Rept. No. 115-16)
S. 141, to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115-21)
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Measures Passed:
Savings Arrangements Established by Qualified State Political Subdivisions for Non-Governmental Employees Rule: By 50 yeas to 49 nays
(Vote No. 99), Senate passed H.J. Res. 67, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-
governmental employees.
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Health and Human Services Relating to Compliance with Title X Requirements Rule: By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea
(Vote No. 101), Senate passed H.J. Res. 43, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.
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During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 51 yeas to 50 nays, Vice President voting yea (Vote No. 100), Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to consideration of the joint resolution.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association Rifle Championship: Senate agreed to S. Res. 107, congratulating the rifle team of West Virginia University on winning the 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Rifle Championship.
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Delta Queen--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following Leader remarks on Monday, April 3, 2017, Senate begin consideration of S. 89, to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage, with no intervening action or debate.
Page S2138 Duke Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following the vote on passage of S. 89, to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security; and that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, with concurrence of the Democratic Leader, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination.
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Messages from the House:
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Measures Referred:
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Enrolled Bills Presented:
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Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
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Additional Statements:
Pages S2149-51
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--101)
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:17 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 2017. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2157.)
