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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H13929 on Dec. 4, 1995.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2064. A bill to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia (Rept. 104-376). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint Resolution 78. Resolution to grant the consent of the Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and Illinois; with an amendment (Rept. 104-377). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
[Pursuant to the order of the House on November 30, 1995, the following report was filed on December 1, 1995]
Mr. ROGERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on H.R. 2076. A bill making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 104-378). Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2684. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the Social Security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 104-379). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
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