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“NEW PUBLIC LAWS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on page D480 on May 9.
The Department handles nearly all infrastructure crisscrossing the country. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department should be privatized to save money, reduce congestion and spur innovation.
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NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D473)
S. 400, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, in Washington, DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building''. Signed on May 6, 2022. (Public Law 117-117)