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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S2214 on April 4, 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:
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 10:22 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, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H.R. 479. An act to require a report on the designation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, and for other purposes.
enrolled joint resolutions signed
At 3:09 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled joint resolutions:
H.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution 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.
H.J. Res. 67. Joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.
The enrolled joint resolutions were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch).
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