This brings us to contentions both parties have advanced based on the pendency in Congress of bills to exempt this agency from the Act. Following an adverse decision.2 the Department asked Congress for exempting legislation.2 which appropriate committees of both Houses reported favorably but In different form and substance.n Congress adjourned without further action. The Government argues that Congress knows that the Immigration Service has construed the Act as not applying to deportation proceedings. and that it "has taken no action indicating disagreement with that interpretation". that therefore it "is at least arguable that Congress was prepared to specifically confirm the administrative construction by clarifying legislation." We do not think we can draw that inference from incompleted steps in the legislative process. Cf. Helvering v.
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