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“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S7255-S7256 on Dec. 3, 2018.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
At 3:02 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House passed the following bills, without amendment:
S. 2377. An act to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
S. 3414. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Ferry Road in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, as the ``Captain Matthew J. August Post Office''.
S. 3442. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 Duff Street in Macon, Missouri, as the ``Ara W. Harrell Post Office''.
The message further announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H.R. 1210. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located as 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the ``Pleasanton Veterans Post Office''.
H.R. 1211. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the ``Encinal Veterans Post Office''.
H.R. 2846. An act to require the collection of voluntary customer service feedback on services provided by agencies, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3121. An act to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.
H.R. 3154. An act to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
H.R. 3184. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Captain Humayun Khan Post Office''.
H.R. 4326. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 West North Street in Normal, Illinois, as the ``Sgt. Josh Rodgers Post Office''.
H.R. 5395. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the ``Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building''.
H.R. 5412. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the ``Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building''.
H.R. 5759. An act to improve executive agency digital services, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6216. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3025 Woodgate Road in Montrose, Colorado, as the ``Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office''.
H.R. 6217, An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the ``Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6405. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2801 Mitchell Road in Ceres, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Juana Navarro Arellano Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6428. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 332 Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland, New Jersey, as the ``Frank Leone Post Office''.
H.R. 6513. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1110 West Market Street in Athens, Alabama, as the ``Judge James E. Horton, Jr. Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6621. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 East Main Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, as the ``Major Homer L. Pease Post Office''.
H.R. 6628. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4301 Northeast 4th Street in Renton, Washington, as the ``James Marshall `Jimi' Hendrix Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6655. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in McArthur, California, as the ``Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office''.
H.R, 6777. An act to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6831. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the ``Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6838. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the ``Ollie M. James Post Office Building''.
H.R. 6901. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to make certain changes relating to electronic Government services, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the House agreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1207) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the ``Tilden Veterans Post Office''.
Enrolled Bill Signed
The President pro tempore (Mr. Hatch) announced that on today, December 3, 2018, he had signed the following enrolled bill, which was previously signed by the Speaker of the House:
S. 140. An act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
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