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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1316 on Feb. 21, 2017.
The Department provides billions in unemployment insurance, which peaked around 2011 though spending had declined before the pandemic. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, claimed the Department funds "ineffective and duplicative services" and overregulates the workplace.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
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 Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Turner, Mr. Pascrell,
Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr.
Cummings, Ms. Lee, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Tsongas,
Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Sherman, Mr.
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Price of North Carolina,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr.
Veasey, Mr. Guthrie, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mrs. Dingell, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Wittman, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Judy Chu of California,
Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Katko, Mr. Swalwell of California,
Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Bost, Mr. Valadao,
Mr. Loebsack, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Brady of
Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Foster, Mr. Royce of California, Mr.
Lipinski, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
DeFazio, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Aguilar, Mr.
Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Pingree, Ms.
Speier, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. O'Rourke, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. McGovern,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rush, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Young of
Iowa, Mr. Bera, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Costa, Mr. Massie,
Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Sarbanes, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Pallone,
Mr. Nadler, Mr. Takano, Mr. Sires, Mr. Himes, Ms.
Frankel of Florida, and Mr. Richmond):
H.R. 1205. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. MESSER (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington,
Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Walker, Mr.
Yarmuth, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Miss Rice of New
York, Mr. Rush, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Heck, Mr.
Lowenthal, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Byrne, Mr. LoBiondo,
Ms. Stefanik, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Katko, Mr. King of
New York, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Wittman,
Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Issa,
Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Faso, and Mr. Franks of Arizona):
H.R. 1206. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. CUELLAR:
H.R. 1207. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the ``Tilden Veterans Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CUELLAR:
H.R. 1208. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the ``Converse Veterans Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CUELLAR:
H.R. 1209. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the ``Mission Veterans Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CUELLAR:
H.R. 1210. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the ``Pleasanton Veterans Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. CUELLAR:
H.R. 1211. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the ``Encinal Veterans Post Office''; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Graves of
Missouri, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr.
Rothfus):
H.R. 1212. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase certain veteran funeral benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. RUSH:
H.R. 1213. A bill to require, as a condition on the receipt of Federal funds, that States require law enforcement agencies to have in effect a policy regarding the use of body-worn cameras and dashboard cameras; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BYRNE:
H.J. Res. 83. A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to
``Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness``; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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