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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the in the House section section on page H2133 on May 5.
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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 2794. A bill to secure the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment
(Rept. 118-45 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. McCAUL: Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 1690. A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to negotiate regional immigration agreements, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-46 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. JORDAN: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2640. A bill to provide for reform of the asylum system and protection of the border; with an amendment (Rept. 118-47 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. LUCAS: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 676. A bill to amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-48). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. LUCAS: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1715. A bill to direct the Department of Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in the United States, and for other purposes (Rept. 118-49). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. LUCAS: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1734. A bill to require coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 118-50). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE
Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on the Judiciary discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1690 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Homeland Security discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2640 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary discharged from further consideration. H.R. 2794 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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