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Alan Grayson: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The Clerk will designate the…”

On the recordMay 29, 2014
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), add the following new section: Sec._. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to solicit, offer, or award a contract in which the federal government is required to provide a minimum number of inmates to a private correctional institution or a private detention center.
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May 29, 2014

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