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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as…

On the recordJune 25, 2019
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: TITLE IX--ADDITIONAL PROVISION Sec. 901. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture or the Economic Research Service outside of the National Capital Region. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 460, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jun 25, 2019

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