I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia will be postponed. Amendment No. 118 Offered by Mr. Latta The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 118 printed in House Report 115-297.
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