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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security was published in the in the Senate section section on page S6778 on Nov. 17.
The Department was built out of more than 20 agencies in 2002. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lower taxes and boosting federal efficiency, argued the Department is burdened with "unneeded bureaucracy" which could be handled by other departments or standalone operations.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
The following reports of committees were submitted:
By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute:
S. 2130. A bill to modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-200).
By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments:
S. 2996. A bill to provide for the distribution of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues to the State of Alaska, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-201).
By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute:
S. 3997. A bill to amend the Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 to clarify the administration of the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-202).
By Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with amendments:
S. 4227. A bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-203).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute:
S. 1330. A bill to facilitate the reskilling of Federal employees, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-204).
S. 1877. A bill to modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-205).
S. 3423. A bill to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring (Rept. No. 117-206).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without amendment:
S. 4167. A bill to improve performance and accountability in the Federal Government, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-207).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute:
S. 4243. A bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security Trade and Economic Security Council and the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes
(Rept. No. 117-208).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without amendment:
S. 4623. A bill to advance Government innovation through leading-edge procurement capability, and for other purposes
(Rept. No. 117-209).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with amendments:
S. 4629. A bill to amend the Carl Levin and Howard P.
``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to modify requirements relating to data centers of certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117-210).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute:
S. 4828. A bill to provide consistent leadership, purpose, and administrative support for the primary governmentwide executive councils, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 117- 211).
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, without amendment:
S. 4893. A bill to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (Rept. No. 117-212).
H.R. 3175. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building''.
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