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On the recordJuly 24, 2019
I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Kinzinger moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3239 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Page 18, after line 10, add the following: SEC. 15. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol should be commended for continuing to carry out their duties in a professional manner, including caring for the extraordinarily high numbers of family units, unaccompanied alien children, and single adults processed in United States Customs and Border Protection facilities referenced in this Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.
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Adam Kinzinger
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