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On the recordJuly 28, 2022
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and consider H.R. 7776, as provided for under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 7776) to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, amendment No. 5140 is agreed to. There will now be up to 1 hour of debate equally divided in the usual form. The amendment (No. 5140) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. (The amendment is printed in the Record of July 20, 2022, under ``Text of Amendments.'')
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Tom Carper
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