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Alex Padilla: I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk…

On the recordNovember 15, 2022
I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California
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Nov 15, 2022

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