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“SENATE BILLS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H12927 on Dec. 15, 2003.
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SENATE BILLS AND A JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates, he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the Senate of the following titles:
November 5, 2003:
S. 3. An act to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.
November 11, 2003:
S. 470. An act to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.
S. 926. An act to amend section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, to increase the annual and aggregate limits on student loan repayments by Federal agencies.
November 17, 2003:
S. 677. An act to revise the boundary of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
S. 924. An act to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.
November 18, 2003:
S. 313. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to animal drugs.
December 1, 2003:
S. 1066. An act to correct a technical error from Unit T-07 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.
S. 1590. An act to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service, located at 315 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``James E. Davis Post Office Building''.
S.J. Res. 18. A Joint Resolution commending the Inspectors General for their efforts to prevent and detect waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the Federal Government during the past 25 years.
S.J. Res. 22. A Joint Resolution recognizing the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture for 50 years of outstanding service to the Nation through agricultural research.
December 3, 2003:
S. 117. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
S. 189. An act to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and nanotechnology research, and for other purposes.
S. 286. An act to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998.
S. 650. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Food and Drug Administration to require certain research into drugs used in pediatric patients.
S. 1685. An act to extend and expand the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes.
S. 1720. An act to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas.
S. 1824. An Act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and for other purposes.
December 6, 2003:
S. 579. An act to reauthorize the National Transportation Safety Board, and for other purposes.
S. 1152. An act to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1156. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1768. An act to extend the national flood insurance program.
S. 1895. An act to temporarily extend the programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through March 15, 2004, and for other purposes.
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