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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H7534 on Sept. 6, 2019.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under the clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2763. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing certain rules; with an amendment (Rept. 116-196). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 3154. A bill to clarify that eligibility of certain mortgages with Federal credit enhancement may not be conditioned on the status of a mortgagor as a DACA recipient if all other eligibility criteria are satisfied, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 116-197). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 3620. A bill to provide rental assistance to low-income tenants in certain multifamily rural housing projects financed by the Rural Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture, and to develop and implement a plan for preserving the affordability of rural rental housing, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 116-198). Referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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