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

On the recordJune 8, 2016
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following new section: SEC. 5. LIMITATION. If the Administrator, in consultation with the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, finds that application of any provision of this Act could harm human health or the environment, this Act and the amendments made thereby shall cease to apply. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 767, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Jun 8, 2016

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