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Norma Torres: I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…

On the recordNovember 14, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 21, line 9, strike ``or''. Page 21, after line 9, insert the following: ``(C) sanctions relating to serious violations of human rights or free speech, including any sanctions-- ``(i) imposed under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act; ``(ii) related to the efforts to the Chinese government to limit or punish demonstrations in Hong Kong; ``(iii) related to the political repression or detention of religious and ethnic minorities in China or Burma; or ``(iv) related to the gross violation of internationally recognized human rights (as defined in section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961) in China; or''. Page 21, line 10, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 695, the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.
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Norma Torres
Democratic · California
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Nov 14, 2019

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