Word: bill
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Passed a bill by Senator Watson extending to March 1929 the life of the Federal Radio Commission, enlarging its power over "chain hookups" and direct radio advertising; sent it to the House, postponing confirmation of appointees to the Commission until the House should act on the bill...
...Passed a bill by Senator Willis exempting from taxes income derived from the sale of merchant ships, when such income is used to build new tonnage; sent it to the House; received it back, rejected, with a "respectful" note that it contravened the House's exclusive power to originate revenue laws...
...Added to a House bill of appropriations for the Interior Department an amendment to the Immigration Law, to give preference within quotas to wives and children of alien declarants;* passed...
...Passed a bill for the U. S. Mint to strike Lindbergh medals for sale at one dollar each...
...Debated, amended and passed a bill of appropriations for the War Department, revising upwards the Administration allowances for rivers, harbors, reserve officers, rifle matches, new barracks. ¶ Began debating appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments...