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On the recordFebruary 27, 2015
Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Roybal-Allard moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 35 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 1, line 3, strike ``That the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015'' and insert the following: Section 1. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Page 1, lines 5 and 6, strike ``March 19, 2015'' and insert ``September 30, 2015''. Add at the end the following new section: Sec. 2. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 is further amended by inserting at the end (before the short title) the following: ``Sec. 152. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, funds and other authorities made available for accounts of the Department of Homeland Security shall be available to the extent provided in, under the authority and conditions provided in, and at a rate for operations not to exceed the rate permitted by, H.R. 861, as introduced in the House of Representatives on February 11, 2015.''. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection.
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Lucille Roybal-Allard
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