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“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the House section section on page H7840 on Dec. 23, 2021.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:
EC-3010. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a Report to Congress: Pediatric Research in Fiscal Year 2020, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 284h(c)(3); Public Law 106-310, Sec. 1001; (114 Stat. 1128); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
EC-3011. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-3012. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act, agreements between the American Institute in Taiwan, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, and United States Government Agencies, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3311(a); Public Law 96-8, Sec. 12(a);
(93 Stat. 20); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC-3013. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the period ending September 30, 2021; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
EC-3014. A letter from the Chairman and General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board, transmitting the Semiannual Report of the Office of the Inspector General for the period April 1, 2021-September 30, 2021; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
EC-3015. A letter from the Chairman, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
EC-3016. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, United States Postal Service, transmitting the Service's Office of Inspector General's Semiannual Report to Congress, covering the period April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
EC-3017. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting the 2018-2019 annual report to Congress on Native American Graves Protection and Reparation Review Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(h); Public Law 101-601, Sec. 8(h); (104 Stat. 3057); to the Committee on Natural Resources.
EC-3018. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, transmitting the Attorney General's Forth Quarterly Report of FY 2021 on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332(b)(2); Public Law 103-353, Sec. 2(a) (as added by Public Law 110-389, Sec. 312(c)); (122 Stat. 4165); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.
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