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“MEASURES REFERRED” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S9966 on Sept. 5, 1996.
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MEASURES REFERRED
The following concurrent resolution was read and referred as indicated:
H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution supporting the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and the progress of its political and economic reforms; to the Committee on Foreign relations.
The following bills were read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred as indicated:
H.R. 401. An act entitled the ``Kenai Natives Association Equity Act''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 447. An act to establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if products are American-made; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
H.R. 2122. An act to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 2135. An act to provide for the relief of certain persons in Clark County, Nevada, who purchased lands in good faith reliance on existing private land surveys; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 2292. An act to preserve and protect the Hanford each of the Columbia River, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural.
H.R. 2438. An act to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in gunnison county, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 2518. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 2709. An act to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the Del Norte County Unified School District of Del Norte County, California; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 2711. An act to provide for the substitution of timber for the canceled Elkhorn Ridge Timber Sale; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 3147. An act to provide for the exchange of certain Federal lands in the State of California managed by the Bureau of Land Management for certain non-Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 3487. An act to reauthorize the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
H.R. 3547. An act to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of real property in the Apache National Forest in the state of Arizona to the Alpine Elementary School District 7 to be used for the construction of school facilities and related playing fields; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
H.R. 3793. An act to provide for a 10-year circulating commemorative coin program to commemorate each of the 50 States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
H.R. 3864. An act to amend laws authorizing auditing, reporting, other functions by the General Accounting Office; to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 3871. An act to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for certain health maintenance organizations; to the Committee on Finance.
H.R. 3916. An act to make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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