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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S2439-S2440 on April 25, 2018.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
S. 2744. A bill to establish a grant program to provide assistance to States to prevent and repair damage to structures due to pyrrhotite; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mr. Murphy):
S. 2745. A bill to establish a grant program to provide assistance to prevent and repair damage to structures due to pyrrhotite; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Merkley, Ms. Harris, and Ms. Warren):
S. 2746. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants for job guarantee programs; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 2747. A bill to provide for the study and evaluation of net metering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Coons):
S. 2748. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require members of the Armed Forces to receive additional training under the Transition Assistance Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Thune):
S. 2749. A bill to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural commodity programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
S. 2750. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the supported housing program of the Department of Veterans Affairs has not fewer than one program manager for every 35 rental assistance cases under such program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
S. 2751. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Doyers Street in New York, New York, as the ``Mabel Lee Memorial Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
S. 2752. A bill to provide a Federal charter to the Fab Foundation for the National Fab Lab Network, a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for learning skills, developing inventions, creating businesses, and producing personalized products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Booker):
S. 2753. A bill to establish a commission for the purpose of studying the issue of retirement security; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Kaine, and Mrs.
Capito):
S. 2754. A bill to establish a grant program to address the impact of substance use-related trauma on children and youth in public schools; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
S. 2755. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto):
S. 2756. A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the regulations of the Commission regarding the qualifications of natural persons as accredited investors; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Rubio, and
Mr. Coons):
S. 2757. A bill to require a national economic security strategy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
By Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Blunt):
S. 2758. A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to provide for the display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag at the World War I Memorials; considered and passed.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Nelson, and Mr. Hatch):
S. 2759. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center of the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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