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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 H2033-H2034 on March 8, 1996.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports on committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2969. A bill to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by repealing the Tea Importation Act of 1897 (Rept. 104-467, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. 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. 3). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
Mr. GILMAN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on H.R. 1561. A bill 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. 104-478). Ordered to be printed.
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