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“MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 3464 AND H.R. 6094” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S6317 on Nov. 15, 2016.
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:
MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 3464 AND H.R. 6094
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title for the second time.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 3464) to provide incremental increases to the salary threshold for exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other purposes.
A bill (H.R. 6094) to provide for a 6-month delay in the effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to income thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.
Mr. McCONNELL. In order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceedings en bloc.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar.
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