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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1217 on Feb. 16, 2018.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa):
H.R. 5066. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to make grants to State departments of agriculture for the research and development of disease resistant varieties of tropical flowers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. LaMALFA (for himself and Mr. Scalise):
H.R. 5067. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for taxpayers making donations with their returns of income tax to the Federal Government to pay down the public debt; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:
H.R. 5068. A bill to authorize assistance to aid in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula in foreign countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Kinzinger):
H.R. 5069. A bill to establish the Federal Smart Building Program to implement smart building technology and demonstrate the costs and benefits of smart buildings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
By Mr. LATTA (for himself and Ms. Kaptur):
H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the members of the Office of Strategic Services; to the Committee on House Administration.
By Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Weber of
Texas, and Mr. Hultgren):
H. Res. 741. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the rebuilding and resettlement of the Nineveh Plain, which is essential for preserving the homeland and heritage of Christian Assyrians (also known as Chaldean and Syriac), Yezidis and Shabaks; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Mr. McEACHIN (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia,
Mr. Beyer, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Griffith,
Mr. Wittman, Mr. Brat, Mrs. Comstock, and Mr.
Connolly):
H. Res. 742. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. McGOVERN (for himself and Mr. Hultgren):
H. Res. 743. A resolution expressing support for the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people and the Tibetan Buddhist faith community, and for the designation of a ``Tibetan Rights Day''; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
By Ms. MENG (for herself, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New
York, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs.
Davis of California, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr.
Peters, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Takano, Ms.
Lofgren, Ms. Speier, Ms. Lee, and Ms. Hanabusa):
H. Res. 744. A resolution recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2018; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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