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“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the in the Senate section section on page S8079 on Nov. 15.
The Department includes the Census Bureau, which is used to determine many factors about American life. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department is involved in misguided foreign trade policies and is home to many unneeded programs.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:
By Ms. SINEMA:
S. 3204. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
By Mr. OSSOFF:
S. 3205. A bill to establish an advanced industrial facilities deployment program and a State flex-tech energy program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. 3206. A bill to repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers; read the first time.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Menendez):
S. 3207. A bill to amend the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to apply to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coons, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr.
Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warnock, and
Mr. Whitehouse):
S. 3208. A bill to establish the Office of Supply Chain Resiliency within the Department of Commerce to provide expansion support to companies and supply chains in the United States that are vulnerable to shortages and price increases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
By Mr. KENNEDY:
S. 3209. A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by the Palestinian Authority in schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. WARNOCK:
S. 3210. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
S. 3211. A bill to continue the whole-of-government approach to ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking by permanently reauthorizing the activities of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations .
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal,
Ms. Warren, and Mr. Sanders):
S. 3212. A bill to provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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