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“MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the in the House of Representatives section section on page H7617 on Dec. 9.
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:
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed bills of the following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:
S. 693. An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for othe purposes.
S. 2293. An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.
S. 2796. An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the Senate has agreed to a joint resolution of the following title in which the concurrence of the House is requested:
S.J. Res. 29. Joint Resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to
``COVID-19 Vacinnation and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard''.
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