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“JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2782 on April 6, 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:
JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, reported that on April 5, 2017, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following joint resolutions:
H.J. Res. 43. 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. Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for nongovernmental employees.
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