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“SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S14806 on Nov. 18, 1999.
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SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS
The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. Burns):
S. Res. 233. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need for the department of Agriculture to resolve certain Montana civil rights discrimination cases; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Feinstein,
Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Murray, Mr.
Durbin, Mr. Wellstone, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Harkin, Mr.
Kerry, Ms. Mikulski, and Mrs. Boxer):
S. Con. Res. 76. A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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