I further ask that the Durbin amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read three times and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1407) was agreed to, as follows (Purpose: To improve the bill) Strike section 2(c). The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the third time. The bill (H.R. 1651), as amended, was passed. ____________________
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