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“SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H6997 on Aug. 3, 1998.
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SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
Bills and joint resolutions of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:
S. 1325. An act to authorize appropriations for the Technology Administration of the Department of Commerce for fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
S. 1883. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
S.J. Res. 35. Joint Resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.J. Res. 51. Joint Resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact entered into between the States of Maryland and West Virginia; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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