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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H10344-H10345 on Dec. 20, 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:
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. OLSON (for himself and Ms. Stefanik):
H.R. 4690. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require Members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for amounts paid as awards and settlements under such Act in connection with violations of such Act consisting of acts of sexual harassment or sexual assault committed personally by Members of Congress; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Crist):
H.R. 4691. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the issuance of licenses to certain individuals connected to dealers of dogs who have had licenses revoked, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. JONES:
H.R. 4692. A bill to revise the boundaries of a John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit in Topsail, North Carolina; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Mr. Crist):
H.R. 4693. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the humane treatment of dogs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Serrano,
Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania,
Ms. Norton, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Barragan,
Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Connolly, Mr.
Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Cummings,
Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Meng, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Takano, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr.
Hoyer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Garamendi, and
Mr. Lynch):
H.R. 4694. A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. SCHRADER (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Gottheimer,
Mr. Lance, Mr. Bera, Mr. Trott, Mrs. Murphy of
Florida, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
O'Halleran, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Suozzi,
Mr. Dent, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms.
Sinema, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Soto, Mr. Katko, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Faso, Ms. Esty of Connecticut, Mr.
Costa, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Peters, and Mr.
Welch):
H.R. 4695. A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for stabilization in the individual health insurance market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. BUCSHON:
H.R. 4696. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Ms. CHENEY:
H.R. 4697. A bill to amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
By Mr. JEFFRIES:
H.R. 4698. A bill to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Brown of
Maryland, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Crist, Mr.
DeSaulnier, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Grijalva, Ms.
Lee, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New
York, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Serrano, Mr.
Swalwell of California, Ms. Titus, Mrs. Watson
Coleman, and Ms. Norton):
H.R. 4699. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of title III funds for the establishment LGBTQ resource centers; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
By Mr. BEN RAY LUJAN of New Mexico (for himself, Mr.
Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Swalwell of California, and Mr. Hultgren):
H.R. 4700. A bill to establish the IMPACT for Energy Foundation; to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Palazzo):
H.R. 4701. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida (for himself and Mr.
Smucker):
H.R. 4702. A bill to provide accountability and protect whistleblowers in the Department of Education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mr. Francis Rooney of
Florida):
H.R. 4703. A bill to improve accountability of senior officials and other supervisory employees of the Department of Labor; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. Walberg):
H.R. 4704. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to codify the emergency preparedness final rule for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities as conditions of participation under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Ms. Frankel of Florida):
H.R. 4705. A bill to amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require the automatic referral to the congressional ethics committees of the disposition of any allegation that an employing office of the House of Representatives or Senate violated part A of title II of such Act; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. CROWLEY:
H. Res. 669. A resolution electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives; which was considered and agreed to.
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