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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H1984 on March 7, 1996.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 104-469 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
Mr. SCHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2276. A bill to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as an independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 104-475, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 375. Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes (Rept. 104-476). Referred to the House Calendar.
Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 376. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2703) to combat terrorism (Rept. 104-477). Referred to the House Calendar.
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