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“MEASURES REFERRED” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S7058 on Sept. 30, 2013.
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MEASURES REFERRED
The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
H.R. 2251. An act to designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the ``Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal building''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
H.R. 2848. An act to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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