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Amendments to Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States

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Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens

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Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers

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World Intellectual Property Day, 2025

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Investigation into Unlawful “Straw Donor” and Foreign Contributions in American Elections

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Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

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Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service

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